Bath outcome in preterm infants.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention infants, every three days, each time for 5 minutes, will be bathed in the bathtub by two helping researchers. In total during the study these infants will experience this
Intervention infants, every three days, each time for 5 minutes, will be bathed in the bathtub by two helping researchers. In total during the study these infants will experience this type of bath ju
Infants in the control group will receive only the routine skin care which is common in that unit
Sponsors
Deputy of research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 1 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age of infants 34-37 weeks of gestation; infant's age at study entry should be 72 hours after birth; no chromosomal abnormalities and congenital anomaly; 5-minute Apgar score of 7; Physiologic stability and no need to oxygen; not having any discharge or bleeding at the site of the umbilical cord; exclusive breast feeding; lack of feeding for at least half an hour before bath; not receiving drugs that affect the level of consciousness, like: phenobarbital; not having a brain hemorrhage, asphyxia, kernicterus, and diseases leading to loss of consciousness; having a baseline baby's body temperature that should be at 36.5 ° C and parent consent for participating of infant in the study. Exclusion criteria: occurrence of symptoms such as apnea and cyanosis, or have any ill during bathing; baby bathe in the intervention and control groups by staff without notice; washing any parts of baby's body in the intervention and control groups for any reason (including changing diapers, etc.); at least one hour before intervention; tendency of control infant's mother to bath her baby; the baby's mother's unwillingness to continue the study in the intervention group (giving the baby a bath); low frequency of infants' bathing in the intervention group during the study (less than two).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes of body temperature of preterm infants. Timepoint: On intervention days in 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bath. Method of measurement: Using a mercury thermometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| O2 saturation of preterm infants. Timepoint: On intervention days in 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bath. Method of measurement: Using a novametrix pulse oximeter.;Heart rates of preterm infants. Timepoint: On intervention days in 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bath. Method of measurement: Using a novametrix pulse oximeter.;Weight gain preterm infant. Timepoint: Throughout the study period; daily. Method of measurement: Using a Seca Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmeneh Safaei
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed