Trial reportBMJ paediatrics open2023
Skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room for very preterm infants: a randomised clinical trial.
Trial report in BMJ paediatrics open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02024854 (Skin-to-skin After Delivery in Preterm Infants Born at 28-32 Weeks of Gestation. A Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Skin-to-skin After Delivery in Preterm Infants Born at 28-32 Weeks of Gestation. A Randomized Controlled Trial
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of Kangaroo mother care vs. conventional care during hospitalization for preterm and/or low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Early Skin-To-Skin Contact Enhanced Feeding Behaviours and Stabilised Thermal Transition in Neonates Born by Caesarean.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Trial
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- Immediate Skin-to-Skin Contact in Very Preterm Neonates and Early Childhood Neurodevelopment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Parents of Premature Infants Value Early Skin-to-Skin Care: A 10-Year Survey in France.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
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- Implementation of a non-separation pathway for late preterm infants in a tertiary care center: a prospective feasibility study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Increasing skin-to-skin care in very and extremely preterm infants using an iterative quality improvement approach.Journal of neonatal nursing : JNN · 2025Article
- Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care Was More Feasible for Preterm Infants After Vaginal Than Caesarean Deliveries in a Spanish Neonatal Unit.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Practices supporting cue-based breastfeeding of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units across Europe.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in Afghanistan.PloS one · 2025Article
- Adapting power calculations to include a superiority margin: what are the implications?Biochemia medica · 2024Review
- New policies on skin-to-skin contact warrant an oxytocin-based perspective on perinatal health care.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The impact of skin-to-skin contact upon stress in preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveEvaluating safety, feasibility and effects on physiological parameters of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) from birth between mothers and very preterm infants in a high-income setting.
designOpen-label randomised controlled trial.
settingThree Norwegian neonatal units. PATIENTS: Preterm infants at gestational age (GA) 28
interventionTwo hours of early SSC between the mother and the infant compared to standard care (SC) where the infant is separated from the mother and transferred to the neonatal unit in an incubator.
results108 infants (63% male, 57% C-section, mean (SD) GA 30.3 weeks (1.3) and birth weight 1437 g (260)) were included. Median (IQR) age at randomisation was 23 min (17-30). During the first 2 hours after randomisation, 4% (2 of 51) and 7% (4 of 57) were hypothermic (<36.0°C) in the SSC and SC group, respectively (p=0.68, OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.1 to 3.1). Significantly fewer infants in the SSC group had hyperthermia (>37.5°C) (26% (13 of 57) vs 47% (27 of 51), respectively, p=0.02, OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.9). No infant needed mechanical ventilation within the first 2 hours. Median (IQR) duration of SSC was 120 (80-120) min in the intervention group. There was no difference in heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation between groups during the first 24 hours.
conclusionThis study from a high-income setting confirmed that SSC from birth for very preterm infants was safe and feasible. Physiological parameters were not affected by the intervention. The long-term effects on neurodevelopment, maternal-infant bonding and maternal mental health will be collected. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02024854.
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