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Effectiveness of Family-Integrated Newborn Care to Improve Outcomes for Preterm and Low-birth-weight Neonates
Sponsor: Laerdal Foundation
Summary
The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to learn if integrating family in newborn care units as a key partner can improve the outcomes of preterm and low-birth-weight neonates. The main question\[s\] that the study aims to answer: • Does the implementation of the FINC intervention impact the neonatal outcomes for preterm and low-birth weight neonates in NCUs in resource-limited settings of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia? Researchers will compare the Length of hospital stay among preterm and low-birth-weight neonates admitted to hospitals included in the intervention groups and compared to the neonates admitted to hospitals in the control group. In the intervention groups, family of preterm and low-birth-weight neonates will be trained, mentored, and integrated into the care targeted to their neonates.
Official title: Effectiveness of Implementing Family-Integrated Newborn Care to Improve Outcomes for Preterm and Low-birth-weight Neonates in Resource-limited Settings; Quasi-experimental Design
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1020
Start Date
2025-12-16
Completion Date
2026-06-16
Last Updated
2026-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Family Integrated Newborn Care, an intervention to integrate family in the care targeted their preterm and Low-birth weight neonates
The Family Integrated Newborn Care intervention includes undergoing 1) minor modifications in the NCU space and physical infrastructure conducive to family integration; 2) bedside training for families, and 3) provision of ten audio-visual materials in the local language (Tigrigna) demonstrating family integration in key caring activities targeted to their neonates.
Standard medical treatment
The preterm and low-birth weight neonates will receive the conventional care with no special attention to integrate the families in the care targeted to the neonates
Locations (2)
Mekelle General Hospital, Wukro General Hospital and Adigrat General Hospital
Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia
Mekelle General Hospital, Wukro General Hospital and Adigrat General Hospital
Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia