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Studying the Influence of Exposure to Maternal Voice on Oral Feeding Volumes in Preterm Infants
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Maternal Voice Exposure for Enteral Feeding. Completed, enrolled 25 participants across 1 site.
Signals
Detailed Summary
Oral feeding is one of the primary functions of the neonatal brain. In preterm infant population, competency at oral feeding is one of the major milestones in preparation for discharge. Mother's voices have been shown to have a net stimulatory effect and premature infants have been found to have increased cardiorespiratory stability after listening to mother's voices. Main objective of this study is to determine if it is possible to expose preterm infant in a systematic manner to mother's voices before their feeds and to determine if this exposure results in an increase in their oral intake.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
Infants enrolled will be exposed to maternal voice for 20 min immediately prior to being offered oral feedings. This exposure will be conducted 2 times a day until infant starts taking all enteral feeds orally.
Maternal voice delivered to infant in arm 1 by spoken words or recording.
Interventions
Main objective of this study is to determine if it is possible to expose preterm infant in a systematic manner to mother's voices before their feeds and to determine if this exposure results in an increase in their oral intake.