Continuous Delivery Room Skin-to-skin-study for Moderate and Late Preterm Infants

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorUniversity of Cologne

About this trial

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effect of direct skin-to-skin contact in moderate and late preterm infants. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* does skin-to-skin contact in moderate and late preterm infants influence gene expression in the stress signaling pathway? * does skin-to-skin contact in moderate and late preterm infants improve the short- and long-term outcome?

Participants will either get immediate separation after vaginal birth or receive immediate skin-to-skin contact. Researchers will compare these two groups to answer the proposed questions.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

preterm birth between gestational age of 32 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks

vaginal delivery

singleton

informed consent before birth

Disqualifiers

malformations or syndromes of the infant

resuscitation of the infant

maternal psychological or severe physical illness

lack of German language skills

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • skin-to-skin contact

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators