Influence of wanning traditional Chinese medicine dipping for newborns on their sleeping quality and appetite / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To know the influence of wanning traditional Chinese medicine dipping for newborns on their sleeping quality and appetite. Methods Divided 600 newborns into the traditional Chinese medicine dipping group, swimming group and the single bath group according to their sequence of birth, there were 200 cases in each group. Different nursing cares were used in the different group sepa-rately. Compared the condition of sleep quality and appetite among the three groups. Results The condi-tion of sleep quality and appetite in the traditional Chinese medicine dipping group was significant better than those in the other groups with few cry and scream. Conclusions Wanning traditional Chinese medicine dipping for newborns can ameliorate their quality of sleep and improve their aapetite.