Early Feeding Skills among Preterm Neonates Received Verses Not Received Prefeeding Oral Stimulation Technique In Neonatal Intensive Care Units In Ismailia City
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: The overall goals of oral stimulation are to maintain oral- motor skills, facilitate normal oralmotor developmental pattern, and enhance oral muscle tone and movement. Aim: was to assess of early feeding skills among preterm neonates received verses not received prefeeding oral stimulation technique in neonatal intensive care units in Ismailia city. Quazi- experimental design was used in this study. Setting: the study was conducted at neonatal intensive care unit of Suez Canal University Hospital in Ismailia city. A convenient sample of 60 preterm neonates, divided randomly into 30 preterm neonates received and 30 preterm neonates not received prefeeding oral stimulation technique. Two tools used for data collection:1) Biophysiological assessment record to assess personal data, physiological measurement and feeding performance of preterm neonates. 2) Early feeding skills likert scale to assess oral feeding ability of preterm neonates. Results: study results revealed that the majority of preterm neonates received prefeeding oral stimulation technique group had higher mean milk intake than the not received group. Preterm neonates not received prefeeding oral stimulation technique group had higher mean milk leakage and higher mean oral feeding duration than received group. There was statistical positive correlation between preterm neonates ' total score of early feeding skills and their gestational age in preterm neonates received prefeeding oral stimulation technique group. Conclusion: preterm neonates received prefeeding oral stimulation technique group started oral feeding early, had higher mean milk intake & had less mean milk leakage than preterm neonates not received. All preterm neonates in both groups had no adverse reactions during the study both before and after oral feeding. Recommendations: start oral stimulation technique for preterm neonates immediately after their admission to NICU before developing feeding difficulties and replication of the study on larger sample of the preterm neonates and in other study setting to generalizability the results.
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Hanaa Tharwat Mohamed El-Shahat, Gehan Ahmed EL Samman, Amina Mohamed Abd Elwahab, Manal Farouk Mohamed
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