Postnatal Infant Care (PInC) Trial, version 1.1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Postnatal Infant Care (PInC) Trial: Trialling an intervention to improve parent-infant caregiving in the immediate postnatal period.

• IRAS ID

  237597

• Contact name

  Alice-Amber Keegan

• Contact email

  alice-amber.keegan@durham.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Durham University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 7 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  For women who have had an uncomplicated pregnancy and are considered ‘low-risk’ giving birth in a midwifery-led unit has been associated with positive birth outcomes. Much is known about the birthing experiences of women in midwifery-led units, but past research has overlooked the postnatal experiences of parents and their babies. Previous research has indicated that adequate support in the early postnatal period can improve breastfeeding outcomes and contribute to the establishment of a responsive parent-infant relationship, reducing parent-infant conflict in early years. This study aims to improve parent-infant responsivity and contact during the postnatal stay by comparing two cot types for parental use within Newcastle Birthing Centre.

  This study has the objectives of:
  - improving breastfeeding outcomes (initiation and continuation)
  - reinforcing infant safety
  - encouraging parent-infant responsivity and cue-based care.

  Participants will be randomised to receive either a stand-alone cot or a portable in-bed cot. Participants will then be observed using video cameras throughout the immediate postnatal period (up to 24 hours after birth) in order to understand how cot allocation influences the ease of caregiving in the postnatal period. The results of this study will inform policy and practice in the Birthing Centre. The research will contribute to the evidence base underpinning postnatal care provision in the UK and overseas, and attainment of WHO targets for maternal and infant care.

• REC name

  Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/YH/0323

• Date of REC Opinion

  4 Sep 2018

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion