Observational Study Exploring the Timing of Postnatal Neonate Weight Measurements
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age16+
SponsorEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
About this trial
This study will help us address the national question of when is the best day to weigh neonates to ensure we give neonates the best possible chance within the first week of their life, maximizing breastmilk without giving formula unnecessarily for weight loss management, and improved maternal mental health.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Patients who birth their babies outside of the range as above.
Babies who are admitted to the neonatal unit from birth.
Mothers less than 16 years old
Trial population
Patients who birth at Ipswich Hospital and receive their postnatal care with Ipswich Community midwives.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
20 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groupsGroup A: Natural birth cohort
Group B: Caesarean cohort
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
To find out when the best day to weigh a newborn baby is between birth and 5 days.
This pilot sample with give us a baseline of data and help to calculate the data size needed to adequately power a larger multi-centre study to provide evidence to inform the best day/days to weight babies after birth and allow for the development phase of the production of individual weight loss charts for neonates. Babies will be weighed from day of birth up until 5 days old (5 separate weights)
Time frame
Between birth and 5 days old of newborn baby.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov