Skin to Skin in Extreme Preterm Neonates
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A service evaluation of the current practice of providing skin to skin contact between a parent and an extremely preterm infant. Are we providing best practice in accordance with latest research on the benefits of skin to skin contact?
IRAS ID
246417
Contact name
Sue Collier
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
London Southbank University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 13 days
Research summary
The purpose of this study is to carry out a service evaluation on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The aim is to discover at what age of life an extremely preterm infant has their first skin to skin contact with their parent.
To achieve this a multiple choice questionnaire will be completed by one parent of the identified infants who fit the criteria. The gestation of infants for the study will be 23 - 28+6 weeks. The parent will be the participant, not the infant. The questions are regarding their experience of skin to skin contact with their infant.
Consent will be obtained from the participants. The findings of this study will not have any impact to them or their infant but by learning from their experience it may be beneficial to the infants admitted to NICU in the future and to their parents.
By completing this study and reviewing the results I hope to understand how we can enhance the care we provide to preterm infants. Are we providing best practice in accordance with latest research on the benefits of skin to skin contact?
REC name
West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/WM/0177
Date of REC Opinion
6 Jul 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion