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Skin-to-skin Contact in Healthy Term Infants
Sponsor: Korea University Anam Hospital
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.
Official title: Short-term and Long-term Effects of Skin-to-skin Contact in Healthy Term Infants
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Hour - 72 Hours
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
130
Start Date
2025-02-10
Completion Date
2030-01-31
Last Updated
2025-09-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
skin-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.
Locations (2)
Korea University Anam Hospital NICU
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Korea University Anam Hospital NICU
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea