weighning and feeding tolerance.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Infants was fed by cup 4 times a day for 7 days, each time for 15-20 minutes. In this group, the infants were kept securely in a blanket in a sitting or semi-sittin
Sponsors
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: gestational age 32-36 weeks inability to breast feeding
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: term and post term infants feeding in other ways before the study neonates with neural and cardiac and respiratory abnormalities, congenital diseases of the head and neck, necrotizing enterocolitis, genetic syndromes infants in need of resuscitation, Apgar score less than 5 in the 5 minute, infants in need of mechanical ventilation Grade 3 and 4 intracranial hemorrhage, sepsis, respiratory disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average weight of premature infants. Timepoint: The mean weight of premature infants in three groups was measured before the intervention and then daily at the beginning of the morning shift before feeding and after the intervention. Method of measurement: The weight of uncoated infants was measured by a special weight scale for infants with zyklus med model and an accuracy factor of 5 grams by the researcher from trained personnel working in the department and recorded in a special form.;Percentage of feeding tolerance of premature infants. Timepoint: Before the start of each feeding. Method of measurement: To evaluate the feeding tolerance of infants, before the start of each feeding, the remaining amount of milk was measured using a syringe attached to the gastric catheter by gastric lavage. If this rate was more than 30% of breastfed or any of the clinical symptoms such as distension, vomiting, blood in the stool and fecal remnants, the cause of intolerance to nutrition was considered and recorded in the registration form. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactkhadijeh dehghani
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed