Cerebral oxygenation during skin-to-skin care in preterm infants not receiving respiratory support

L Lorenz; A Marulli; JA Dawson; LS Owen; BJ Manley; SM Donath; PG Davis; COF Kamlin

Journal article

Cerebral oxygenation during skin-to-skin care in preterm infants not receiving respiratory support

L Lorenz, A Marulli, JA Dawson, LS Owen, BJ Manley, SM Donath, PG Davis, COF Kamlin

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312471

Abstract

Objective Skin-to-skin care (SSC) has proven benefits in preterm infants, but increased hypoxic and bradycardic events have been reported. This may make clinicians hesitant to recommend SSC as standard care. We hypothesised that regional cerebral oxygenation (rStO 2) measured with near infrared spectroscopy is not worse during SSC compared with standard incubator care. Design Prospective, observational, non-inferiority study. Setting Single tertiary perinatal centre in Australia. Patients Forty preterm infants (median (IQR) 30.6 (29.1-31.7) weeks' gestation) not receiving respiratory support were studied on day 14 (8-38). Interventions Recordings during 90 min of incubator care, followed by ..

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

Research fellowship from the German Research Society (DFG-grant nr. LO 2162/1-1) and TUFFHabilitation Support (2459-0-0) for Dr Laila Lorenz. NHMRC funding Prof Peter G Davis (App ID 1059111), Dr C Omar F Kamlin (App ID 1073533), Dr L Owen (App1090678), Dr Brett Manley (App 1088279), NHMRC program grant for P.G.R, C.O.F.K, J.A.D., NHMRC CRE (App 1060733) Australia.