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Studying the Influence of Exposure to Maternal Voice on Oral Feeding Volumes in Preterm Infants
Sponsor: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Summary
Oral feeding is one of the primary functions of the neonatal brain. In preterm infant population, competency at oral feeding is one of the major milestones in preparation for discharge. Mother's voices have been shown to have a net stimulatory effect and premature infants have been found to have increased cardiorespiratory stability after listening to mother's voices. Main objective of this study is to determine if it is possible to expose preterm infant in a systematic manner to mother's voices before their feeds and to determine if this exposure results in an increase in their oral intake.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
28 Weeks - 40 Weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2020-06-01
Completion Date
2020-12-09
Last Updated
2026-06-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Maternal Voice Exposure
Main objective of this study is to determine if it is possible to expose preterm infant in a systematic manner to mother's voices before their feeds and to determine if this exposure results in an increase in their oral intake.
Locations (1)
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States