Overview
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of initiating early feeds in neonates with gastroschisis, a condition where infants are born with their intestines outside the body.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Neonates with presumed simple gastroschisis
- Born at ≥ 34 weeks' gestation
- Hemodynamically stable
- Consented within 48 hours after abdominal closure
- Mothers who are ≥16 years old
- Mothers who speak English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neonates with evidence of complex gastroschisis at time of closure (any ischemic bowel, intestinal perforation, or obvious atresia with mesenteric defect)
- Presence of any major congenital anomalies
- Neonates who are receiving ionotropic medications
- Neonates who are wards of the state
- Neonates whose care is considered to be futile or those undergoing re-direction of care
- Neonates participating in another interventional trial
- Any patient deemed unfit for participation by study investigator(s)