Positive Feeding of the Preterm Infant
Positive Feeding of the Preterm Infant - a Feasibility Study of a Developmental Supportive Feeding Strategy in the NICU
Oslo Metropolitan University
15 participants
Oct 14, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this feasibility study is to assess the feasibility to implement a feeding strategy for preterm infants. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is it feasible to implement the PoP-intervention in a level 3a category Neonatal intensive care unit? * Is the PoP-intervention acceptable for parents of preterm infants and health care personnel working in Neonatal intensive care unit? Parents of preterm infants and health care personnel will be asked to follow a protocol of a feeding strategy based on the preterm infants development and cues throughout the NICU-stay.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- gestational age of 28 weeks
- post menstrual age of 28 weeks after transition from regional hospital
Exclusion Criteria4
- diagnoses or malformations that makes eating difficult
- triplets or more
- parents not speaking/understanding Norwegian or English
- parents with challenges or special needs for follow up
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Interventions
Feeding strategy for the preterm infant with description of nutritional needs and based on the infants development and cues.
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NCT06189352