Effect of oral motor intervention on oral feeding ability and growth of neonates with intestinal atresia / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the effect of oral motor intervention on oral feeding ability and growth of neonates with intestinal atresia.Methods:A total of 80 intestinal atresia neonates in the Hunan Children`s Hospital from January 2017 to January 2019 were admitted to the present study. Neonates were randomly assigned to oral motor group and control group according to the random number table. The control group received routine nursing, while the oral motor group carried out oral motor intervention for 14 consecutive days. Both groups were followed up for six months. The oral feeding ability and growth index such as body weight, body length and head circumference were compared between two groups.Results:The complete oral feeding rate transfer, complete oral feeding rate transfer, time to complete oral feeding were (10.48±2.96) ml/min, (90.02±8.36) %, (15.06±2.99) days in the oral motor group, those index were (8.18±2.44) ml/min, (72.58±9.46) %, (18.08±4.98) days in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 3.633, 8.316, 3.106, P<0.01). After 7, 14 days of intervention, the non-nutritive sucking scores were (52.24±8.89) points, (69.81±12.94) points in the oral motor group, significantly higher than (48.08±6.72) points, (63.09±11.73) points in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.265, 2.327, P<0.05). After 3, 6 months of intervention, the levels of body weight were (6 234.21±560.25) g, (7 630.19±782.25) g, significantly higher than (5 916.89±462.40) g, (7 293.65±979.98) g in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.648, 2.148, P<0.05). After 6 months of intervention, the levels of head circumference were (43.81±5.59) cm in the oral motor group, significantly higher than (40.85±3.73) cm in the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( t value was 2.635, P<0.05). Conclusion:Oral motor intervention can promote oral feeding ability and improve growth performance of neonates with intestinal atresia.