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Home-based Interventional Program on Low Birth Weight Baby Care
Sponsor: Chawarwan Saleem Abdullah
Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate whether a home-based interventional program for mothers can improve their knowledge and performance in caring for their low birth weight baby at home. The study focus on LBW babies, Particularly \[ Low Birth Weight baby who their weight less than 2500g and Very Low Birth Weight babies who their weight less than 1500g\], and aims to determine that home based interventional program will improve the health outcome of low birth weight babies. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How do home-based intervention programs improve mothers' performance and associated health outcomes in the care of low birth weight (LBW) infants? 2. How effective is a home-based intervention program in improving mothers' knowledge regarding low birth weight (LBW) baby care in Erbil during 2025-2026?
Official title: Effectiveness of Home-based Interventional Program on Mothers' Performance Concerning Low Birth Weight Baby Care in Erbil City
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Day - 6 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2026-10-25
Last Updated
2026-03-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Home-based Interventional group
Participants assigned to this intervention arm will be enrolled in a structured, home-based educational program designed to optimize neonatal outcomes through the promotion of evidence-based caregiving practices. Including 1. Prioritizes thermal regulation and prolonged skin-to-skin contact (Kangaroo Mother Care) to mitigate the risks of neonatal hypothermia. 2. Provides intensive instruction on exclusive breastfeeding, 3. Hygienic umbilical cord and skin maintenance, 4. Stringent infection control measures. A critical component of the intervention involves empowering caregivers with the clinical literacy required for the early recognition of neonatal danger signs, thereby facilitating timely care-seeking behaviors. By transitioning these interventions into the domiciliary environment, the program seeks to bridge the gap between facility-based birth and long-term health stability for Low Birth Weight (LBW) infants.
Locations (1)
Hawler Medical Unversity
Erbil, Iraq