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Impact of Picture Book Reading on Preterm Infant Stability, Parental Anxiety, and Parent-Child Attachment

The Effectiveness of Parental Reading Picture-book Intervention on Cardiopulmonary Stability, Hospitalization Anxiety and Parent-Child Attachment Relationship With Premature Infants

Sponsor

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Enrollment

88 participants

Start Date

Jun 23, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Effects of Parent-Child Reading on Preterm Infant Stability, Parental Anxiety, and Parent-Child Attachment

Summary

This study investigates the effects of a parent-child picture book reading intervention on the cardiopulmonary stability of preterm infants, parental anxiety, and parent-child attachment. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and neonatal intermediate care unit in northern Taiwan. A total of 88 preterm infants and their parents will be randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. Parents in the intervention group will read picture books to their infants from a corrected gestational age of 28 weeks to 36 weeks and 6 days. Physiological data (heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and heart rate variability) and parental anxiety levels will be assessed at multiple time points. The study aims to determine whether this intervention improves infant stability, reduces parental anxiety, and enhances parent-child attachment, contributing to improved neonatal care practices.

Eligibility

Min Age: 28 WeeksMax Age: 37 Weeks

Plain Language Summary

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This study looks at whether reading picture books to premature babies in the hospital neonatal unit helps the babies stay calmer, reduces anxiety in parents, and strengthens the bond between parent and child. **You may be eligible if (baby):** - Your baby was born between 28 and 36 weeks of pregnancy (premature) - Your baby has been moved out of the incubator as recommended by the medical team - Your baby passed the newborn hearing test in both ears **You may be eligible if (parent):** - You can read and understand Chinese-language materials - You can communicate in Mandarin **You may NOT be eligible if (baby):** - Your baby has an abnormality of the outer ear - Your baby is currently on sedative, sleep, or caffeine medications **You may NOT be eligible if (parent):** - You have a hearing or speech impairment Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALParental Reading Picture-book

In addition to receiving routine care, the experimental group will be given the "Reading Picture Books from Scratch" educational booklet once the preterm infant is removed from the incubator, the group assignment is confirmed, and participation in the study is verified. They will then undergo the "Picture Book Reading Intervention." This intervention targets the preterm infant and one of the parents. It involves reading picture books from the second to the fourth day after the infant is removed from the incubator, during the visiting period from 14:10 to 14:20.

Locations(1)

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, Beitou, Taiwan

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