Education and Training

Home Based Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice

The main purpose of the study is to deliver community health worker based prevention, early screening and management of neonatal Jaundice using battery powered LED phototherapy device at the household level.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • device: Home based phototherapy and referral

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - The mothers are at late 2nd or early 3rd trimester of their pregnancy and agreed to
   enroll as study participants

   - They are planning to stay in the study village for the next 12 months (if a mother is
   planning to give birth at her natal home and then return, she will still not be a
   candidate for enrollment)

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Pregnant mother with confirmed multiple pregnancy.

   - Pregnant mother with medically identified psychological disorder.

   - Any known maternal danger sign.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years - 45 Years

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Not Recruiting