Preterm infants. Prematurity NOS
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: gestational age of 32–36 weeks; postnatal age of 7-30 days; weight 1500-2500 grams; not using sedatives and short- or long-acting skeletal muscle relaxant drugs; not having substance abuse issues and no sedative drug use by the mother; no major congenital, chromosomal or neurological abnormalities;stability of physiological parameters in the infant; ability for oral breast feeding, and keep in incubator. Exclusion criteria: need to ventilator in the infant; need to oxygen therapy; inability for oral breast feeding; using sedatives and short- or long-acting skeletal muscle relaxant drugs?; parents' unwillingness to continue cooperating in research.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Temperature. Timepoint: First time half an hour before the exit from the bed, second time during intervention and third time half hour after entering to the bed. Method of measurement: Thermometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: First time half an hour before the exit from the bed, second time during intervention and third time half hour after entering to the bed. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: First time half an hour before the exit from the bed, second time during intervention and third time half hour after entering to the bed. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Respiration rate. Timepoint: First time half an hour before the exit from the bed, second time during intervention and third time half hour after entering to the bed. Method of measurement: Observation.;Behavioral responses. Timepoint: First time 2 hours before exit and second time 2 hours after entering to the bed(incubator). Method of measurement: Video camera. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Hazrat-e-Fatemeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty