Effect of Kangaroo Care on Heart Rate Variability in Late-onset Neonatal Sepsis
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis focused on measuring Infant, Newborn, Kangaroo-Mother Care Method, Heart Rate Variability, Autonomic Nervous System, Neonatal Sepsis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Newborns with Ballard gestational age less than 37 weeks Older than 72 hours Hospitalized since birth in the neonatal unit Diagnosed with late-onset clinical sepsis Weighing between ≥1200 and ≤2500 g. Colombian Association of Neonatology (ASCON) criteria will be used to define late-onset clinical sepsis Exclusion Criteria: Neonates with cardiovascular or neurological congenital anomalies, Respiratory and/or hemodynamic clinical instability, including the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, respiratory lability, hypotension, and/or the need for vasopressor medications.
Sites / Locations
- Clinica PalermoRecruiting
- Universidad de La Sabana
- Hospital Meissen
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Kangaroo Care (skin-to-skin contact)
Routine care in an incubator
Skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the child. The naked newborn, wearing only a diaper and a hat, is placed in a vertical position in direct contact between the mother's breasts. An elastic fabric support (made of cotton or synthetic elastic fiber) will be used to facilitate the position.
The newborn, dressed only in a clean diaper, is placed in a nest in the double-walled servo-controlled incubator.