Objective  To observe and analyze the effect of sleep-focused home parenting intervention on the growth and development of premature and low birth weight infants, to provide a reference for clinical guidance in their growth and development.

Methods  A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted. The subjects were premature and low birth weight infants born in Luzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital from October 2021 to July 2022. A total of 120 premature and low birth weight infants were included, with 98 cases completing the follow-up, including 48 cases in the control group and 50 cases in the intervention group. Premature and low birth weight infants in the control group received routine home parenting, while the intervention group received specific sleep-focused home parenting intervention in addition to the control group’s routine. Both groups underwent physical measurements from 0 to 4 months of age and neuropsychological development assessments from 1 to 4 months of age. The results of the two groups were analyzed and evaluated.

Results  There was no significant difference in length and weight gain between the intervention group and the control group from 1 to 4 months of age (P > 0.05). At the age of 4 months, the intervention group had higher developmental quotient, adaptability, language, and social interaction than the control group (P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference in gross motor and fine motor between the two groups (P > 0.05).

Conclusion  The implementation of sleep-focused home parenting intervention can improve the overall development quotient of premature and low birth weight infants in early infancy, with significant effects on adaptability, language, and social sub-dimensions, but has no effect on gross motor and fine motor skills of them.