RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06777524

Skin-to-skin Contact in Healthy Term Infants

Short-term and Long-term Effects of Skin-to-skin Contact in Healthy Term Infants

Sponsor

Korea University Anam Hospital

Enrollment

130 participants

Start Date

Feb 10, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Skin-to-skin Contact

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 1 HourMax Age: 72 Hours

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study examines the short- and long-term effects of skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their healthy newborns in South Korea. Researchers want to understand how holding a baby directly against a mother's skin right after birth affects the baby's development and health over time. Eligible participants are healthy term babies (born at 37 weeks or later, weighing at least 2,500g) and their mothers, delivered at Korea University Anam Hospital, without serious complications requiring intensive care. Participation involves being randomized to a skin-to-skin contact group or a control group and being followed up over time to track developmental outcomes. This summary was prepared using AI to help patients understand the study in plain language.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALskin-to-skin contact education

For the intervention group, additional education on the importance and clinical benefits of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact will be provided (including an educational video). They will be instructed to engage in a minimum of 6 hours of skin-to-skin contact per day with the infant's and mother's chests exposed for at least 15 minutes per session, and to keep a record of the contact time, as well as the time spent holding the clothed infant and a daily feeding diary.