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Storytime in the NICU: can reading to preemies boost bonding?

NCT ID NCT03114644

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether reading stories to premature babies in the hospital helps improve the connection between mother and baby. Researchers measured heart and breathing patterns in 27 mother-baby pairs. The goal was to see if reading together creates better rhythmic communication, which is important for the baby's development.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that reading to premature babies strengthens mother-baby bonding and supports the baby's emotional and cognitive development.
What could go wrong
This is a small, observational study with only 27 participants. It measures physiological responses, not long-term outcomes, so results may not apply broadly.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

27 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2017

Finished

Dec 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

25 to 37 weeks

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * A premature birth between 27 and 37 SA * At the time of the transfers, the latter must be hospitalized in intensive care and extubated Exclusion Criteria: For the baby: * an unstable medical condition * Serious somatic complications * genetic or neurological diseases * a twin. For the mother: * an impossibility to understand and speak the French language * a mental or cognitive pathology * an addiction to alcohol or other psychoactive substances * persons under guardianship or curatorship or deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision

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Conditions

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Premature Birth

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Mother-baby synchrony Premature infant

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Amiens Picardie

    Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France

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