NCT06958458

Empowering Mothers in the NICU

Empowering Mothers With Hospitalized Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Integrated Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Yalova · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Family Integrated Care is designed to eliminate the barriers between parents and their infants in the NICU by involving parents of premature infants in their care. Parents are integrated into both the healthcare team and the care of their infant. Through this approach, parents are informed about how they can contribute to their infant's overall development, including neurological and sensory development, motor and behavioral progress, as well as practices such as touch, bonding, skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, and increasing breast milk production. They are also educated on general hygiene and care tasks such as diaper changing and body cleaning. This model places importance on the protection and enhancement of both the physical and psychological well-being of the parent and the infant. During this process, parents move beyond being mere "visitors" in the unit to becoming active "participants" and members of the care team. Family integrated care aims to support parents in becoming the primary caregivers for their infants, both during hospitalization and after discharge. This model not only provides education and counseling but also supports the family's comprehensive involvement in the infant's care.

Conditions

• Mothers
• Premature
• Empowerment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mother Integrated Care	In order to empower mothers whose premature infants have been hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for at least three days, a four-step neonatal care training program will be provided. Through the empowerment of the mother, the empowerment of the family will also be supported. The family will no longer be considered as visitors but will be involved in the infant's care in the NICU as parents. Data collection forms will be completed before the training begins, one day prior to discharge, and one week after discharge.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-30
• Primary completion: 2025-12-30
• Completion: 2026-02-01
• First posted: 2025-05-06
• Last updated: 2026-02-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)