Use of a Tummy Time Intervention and Parent Education in Infants Born Preterm

Use of a Tummy Time Intervention and Parent Education in Infants Born Preterm: a Randomized Control Trial

The purpose of this research study is to see if tummy time and parent education helps motor development among infants born preterm. Participants will be recruited from Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago neonatal intensive care unit.

The purpose of this randomized control trial will be to investigate the effects of a tummy time intervention, as compared to standard care, on motor outcomes among premature infants over a four-week period. Additionally, the study will measure tummy time adherence rates between groups post intervention for an additional four weeks.

To meet this purpose, the following objectives will be addressed:

1. To determine if there will be a difference in motor outcome scores on the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) among infants born preterm and utilizing a tummy time intervention and parent education compared to those in the standard care group receiving parent education only.
2. To determine if there will be a difference in adherence rates (average minutes/day) between groups among infants born preterm utilizing a tummy time intervention and parent education compared to those in the standard care group receiving parent education only.

Inclusion Criteria:

To be eligible to participate in the study, participants must meet the following inclusion criteria:

• born premature (< 37 weeks' gestation),
• require medical care within Lurie Children's NICU, be between 35 and 44 weeks postmenstrual age.
• Primary parent must have a working mobile device.
• Participants must be English or Spanish speaking as primary language.

Exclusion criteria:

• primary parent does not having a working mobile device and
• Speaking a language other than English or Spanish.
• Unable to be placed in the prone position,
• Physiologically unstable for handling
• Orally intubated or have a tracheostomy