Impact of Standardized Skin-to-Skin Care on Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born ≤ 32 Weeks: A Multicenter Study

This study is a multi-center, prospective pre-post clinical study conducted under the leadership of the Turkish Neonatal Society. It aims to investigate the effects of a standardized skin-to-skin care in NICU, initiated early and applied regularly, on recieving exclusive mothers' milk at discharge and clinical outcomes for preterm infants born ≤ 32 weeks of gestation. 1. Primary Objective: To evaluate the rate of receiving exclusive mothers' milk at discharge for infants born ≤ 32 weeks of gestation who have received skin-to-skin care in accordance with the study protocol. 2. Secondary Objective: To evaluate the rates of neonatal sepsis, intraventricular hemorrhage, and necrotizing enterocolitis (stage 2 and above) as well as the length of hospital stay for infants born at or below 32 weeks of gestation who have received skin-to-skin care in accordance with the study protocol.

NCT Number	NCT06672913
Lead Sponsor	Baskent University Ankara Hospital Collaborators: Ankara University, Gazi University, Hacettepe University, Marmara University, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, Trakya University, Ege University, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Cukurova University, Sanliurfa Harran University, Cumhuriyet University, Uludag University, Kocaeli University, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Konya City Hospital, Baskent University
Conditions	Premature, Skin to Skin Contact, Breast Feeding, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Retinopathy of Prematurity
Enrollment	120 participants
Start Date	2024-09-01
Primary Completion	2025-04-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-06-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-11-04