EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ORAL MOTOR INTERVENTION ON FEEDING PERFORMANCE AMONG PRETERM BABIES AT SELECTED HOSPITAL, COIMBATORE.

ABSTRACT

AIMS: The aim of the study was to assess the level of feeding performance among and determine the effectiveness of oral motor intervention on feeding performance among preterm babies. METHODS: One group pre-test and post-test pre-experimental design was used and 30 samples were selected using non-probability convenient sampling technique. The modified early feeding assessment scale was used to evaluate the feeding performance. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The pretest mean was 22.6 and the post-test mean was 38.8. the mean difference was 16.2. The standard deviation of the pretest was 3.8 and the post -test was 2.8. The calculated paired 't' value 19.12 was highly significant than the table value (2.6) at 0.05 level. CONCLUSION: It was inferred that oral motor intervention was effective in improving feeding performance among preterm babies.