Feeding a premature infant.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infants with a gestational age of 28 to 32 weeks Physiological stability in the past 24 hours No severe cardiopulmonary disease No congenital abnormalities, especially in the jaw and mouth area
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infant experiencing respiratory distress during the study Need for mechanical ventilation intolerance to non-nutritive sucking during the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feeding performance (time to start independent oral feeding). Timepoint: Before or after oral stimulation interventions. Method of measurement: sucking the infant. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weighing the infant. Timepoint: Weight at the time of gavage initiation and weight at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Weighing with a scea digital scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Babol University of Medical Sciences