Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other] Health Condition 2: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: â??Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention" along with Non nutritive sucking: This group will receive â??Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention" along with non nutritive sucking on e
Sponsors
Dr RML Hospital New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All Preterm babies born between 28+0 â?? 32+6 weeks of gestation (by best gestational age estimate) and admitted to NICU who were hemodynamically stable, reached full gavage feeding and in transition from gavage to spoon feeds, receiving non-nutritive sucking and KMC as routine care.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Babies having respiratory distress, on continuous positive airway pressure /Ventilator, medical conditions like IVH grade 2 or beyond, NEC stage 2 or beyond, PVL, BPD and having chromosomal anomalies or congenital malformations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time taken to transition from gavage feeds to full spoon feedsTimepoint: every 3rd day till full spoon feed is achieved | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breastfeeding rates at discharge and at 1 month after dischargeTimepoint: Every weekly till discharge and then every two weekly till 1 month after discharge;Episodes of bradycardia or desaturation (during or immediately after feeding) Timepoint: 2 to 3 times per day in the first week after initiation of intervention and subsequently, every 48 hours till discharge or till complete breast feeding was achieved;Late onset sepsis rates Timepoint: As and when the baby is symptomatic;Weight gain Timepoint: weekly till the attainment of full breastfeeding. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactTapas Bandyopadhyay
PGIMER and Dr RML Hospital
Outcome results
None listed