Condition 1: Premature infant over 36 weeks of gestation. Condition 2: Infants weighing 2000 grams to 2500 grams. Condition 3: Babies weighing 1750 grams to 2000 grams. Condition 4: Babies weighing 1500 grams to 1750 grams. Preterm newborn, gestational age 36 completed weeks Other low birth weight newborn, 2000-2499 grams Other low birth weight newborn, 1750-1999 grams Other low birth weight newborn, 1500-1749 grams
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Corrected age less than 2 months and more than 36 weeks of gestation Satisfaction of the infant's parent Participating in intervention session by the approval of the ward nurse
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The infant does not feeding by tube The baby does not connect to the device for breathing No cerebral hemorrhage of third degree and above No other accompanying problems including: severe hypoglycemia, seizures, meningitis, encephalitis, asphyxia, sepsis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor performance. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the twelfth session in the third week. Method of measurement: Test of Infant Motor Performance.;Behavioral performance. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the twelfth session in the third week. Method of measurement: Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Iran University of Medical Sciences