Picking a GP at the hospital may help newborns get timely checkups
NCT ID NCT07329192
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 120 healthy full-term newborns to see if parents choosing a general practitioner before leaving the maternity hospital helps ensure the baby's first medical checkup happens within the recommended second week of life. Parents filled out a questionnaire at the hospital and another by phone one month later. The study is observational, meaning no treatment was given—it simply tracked whether this simple organizational step made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to improve newborn follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a clinical trial. It only looks at one hospital, so results may not apply everywhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Healthy term newborns recruited prior to discharge from the maternity hospital. Included infants are healthy term newborns (≥37 weeks of gestation, birth weight \>3000 g) with no antenatal or postnatal pathology requiring hospitalization. Parents or legal guardians must understand the study information and not object to participation.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Term newborn ≥ 37 weeks of gestation * Birth weight \> 3000 g * Growth \> 5th percentile according to Fenton curves * No diagnosed or suspected pathology during antenatal care or the maternity stay * No postnatal complications requiring temporary hospitalization in the neonatal unit or kangaroo care unit Exclusion Criteria: * Pathology diagnosed or suspected in the newborn during the maternity hospital stay. * Requirement for temporary hospitalization in a neonatal unit or kangaroo care unit, including but not limited to: neonatal jaundice, abnormal oxygenation or laboratory findings, suspected early-onset bacterial infection, transient respiratory distress requiring more than 2 hours of non-invasive ventilation at birth, monitoring of mother-infant bonding, or maternal treatments during pregnancy necessitating clinical monitoring. * Language barrier in both parents. * Parents (legal guardians) informed of the study and having declined participation for themselves and their child.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Corbeil-Essonnes, France, 91100, France
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