Early skin-to-skin contact and the risk of intraventricular haemorrhage and sepsis in preterm infants.
Acta Paediatr
; 113(8): 1796-1802, 2024 Aug.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38803030
ABSTRACT
AIM:
This study aimed to investigate the risks of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) or sepsis in extremely and very preterm infants exposed to early skin-to-skin contact (SSC).METHODS:
Data from the Swedish Neonatal Quality Register from 2015 to 2021 were extracted to compare the proportions of infants exposed and not exposed to SSC on day 0 and/or 1 in life that developed IVH or sepsis.RESULTS:
A total of 2514 infants, 1005 extremely preterm and 1509 very preterm, were included. This amounted to 69% of all extremely and very preterm infants born during the study period. The proportion of infants with IVH exposed and not exposed to early SSC was 11% and 27%, an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 0.67 (95%CI 0.52-0.86, p = 0.002). The proportion of infants with sepsis exposed and not exposed to early SSC was 16% and 30%, an aOR of 0.94 (95%CI 0.75-1.2, p = 0.60). For extremely preterm infants, the proportion with sepsis when exposed and not exposed to early SSC was 29% and 44%, an aOR of 0.65 (95%CI 0.46-0.92, p = 0.015).CONCLUSION:
In the current setting, the risk of IVH or sepsis is not increased when an extremely or very preterm infant is exposed to early SSC.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Infant, Premature
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Sepsis
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Infant, Premature, Diseases
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Paediatr
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Sweden
Country of publication:
Norway