Continuous Delivery Room Skin-to-skin-study for Moderate and Late Preterm Infants (COSY)
Preterm Birth, Mother-Infant Interaction, Infant Development
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Preterm Birth focused on measuring preterm behavioral epigenetics, skin-to-skin contact
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: preterm birth between gestational age of 32 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks first child vaginal delivery singleton informed consent before birth Exclusion Criteria: malformations or syndromes of the infant resuscitation of the infant maternal psychological or severe physical illness lack of German language skills
Sites / Locations
- University hospital of Cologne, Department of NeonatologyRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Standard care
skin-to-skin contact
After delivery the infant will be separated from the mother and placed on a primary care unit in another room to monitor the cardiopulmonary adaption for at least 20 minutes.
After delivery the infant will be put skin-to-skin on the mother's breast in comfort position for 60 minutes. The cardiopulmonary adaption will be monitored and supervised by the attending neonatologist and nurse.