Skin-to-skin Contact in Healthy Term Infants
ConditionSkin-to-skin Contact
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1-72
SponsorKorea University Anam Hospital
This is a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial study to investigate short- and long-term effects of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact in healthy term infants, in order to provide supporting data for emphasizing mother-infant skin contact and family-centered care in South Korea.
Babies born at Korea University Anam Hospital
Term infants (37 weeks or more)
Infants with a birth weight of 2,500g or more
Healthy infants with an Apgar score of 7 or higher at 5 minutes
Preterm infants born at 37 weeks of less gestation
Low birth weight infants weighing less than 2500g at birth
Mothers under the age of 20
Unmarried mothers