Every year, over 1,000 babies in Sweden are born before week 32. Thanks to rapid advances in neonatal care, the chances of survival are good, but the babies risk complications that can affect, among other things, brain development. Parental interaction with the child is an important factor in reducing the risk of complications, and in a new study, researchers at Umeå University aims to develop an internet-based program to support parents of premature infants.
Read more about the INSPIRE (Intervention for Neurodevelopmental Support in Preterm Infants using REsponsive parenting) randomized clinical trial on the Umeå University website: https://www.umu.se/en/news/new-project-supports-parents-of-premature-babies_11991516/
Following a successful pilot study, the INSPIRE randomized clinical trial recruited its first participating family at the end of September.
