Developmental Outcomes of Extreme Prematurity, 5-15 Years Postpartum

Sheba Medical Center

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Emotional Stress; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Preterm Infants; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01430832

SHEBA-10-8121-LG-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the emotional well being of mothers to preterm infants with ELBW 5-15 years after the birth. Post-traumatic symptoms and parental stress levels will be taken into consideration. In addition, the correlation between the infant's development and the mother's emotional state will be analyzed.

Full description

Medical records of the children will be used for information in four categories: prenatal, birth, development,and demographic information. Parents will be contacted and interviewed regarding the child's development. In addition, they will complete the following questionnaires: PPQ-II Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire- modified, PTGI -The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory,Parental Stress Index- Short Form- PSI-SF, and Life Events questionnaire.

Enrollment: 95 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Preterm Infant
• Very low birth weight or extremely low birth weight

Exclusion criteria

• Missing information regarding birth week and weight

Trial design

95 participants in 2 patient groups

Normal Development

Description:

The infant's development level will be assessed using a phone interview with parents

Abnormal Development

Description:

The infant's level of development will be assessed using a phone interview with parents