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Feeding and Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating H-HOPE and Attention Control for Premature Birth. Completed, enrolled 198 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Premature infants are at high risk of suboptimal health and development. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the impact of a developmentally based intervention, H-HOPE (Hospital-home transition: optimizing prematures' environment), for infants born between 29-34 weeks gestational age (GA) with at least two social-environmental risk factors. H-HOPE will improve infant behavior, mother care for the infants, mother-infant interaction and will reduce health care costs.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Infant remediation using a developmentally appropriate multisensory intervention addresses the specific behavioral organization needs of premature infants. Maternal redefinition and re-education by a nurse-community advocate team uses participatory guidance to address the needs of mothers of premature infants.
Mothers received equal amount of attention from the team. Attention consisted of additional teaching regarding premature infant care.