ABSTRACT
Premature infants display few behaviors that provide quantitative information about their maturational development, making it difficult to carry out appropriate care. This study was performed to investigate the effect of non-nutritive sucking on behavioral state and physiological changes in premature infants. They were selected from premature unit of Main University Hospital at Tanta city. Forty premature infants were divided into two groups, nonnutritive sucking and no non-nutritive sucking. Personal characteristics were obtained from medical records. Anderson Behavioral State Scoring Systems were used and observed four times daily. Physiological changes were noticed; temperature, heart and respiratory rates The present study revealed that the time spent in sleep states was decreased and time spent in awake states was increased, when compared to no non-nutritive sucking group (ONNS). There was Statistically significant differences within the two groups related to behavior states and physiological changes. The development of sucking reflex was accelerated among premature in the non-nutritive sucking group. They shift earlier to oral feeding and their discharge was earlier.
Subject(s)
Feeding Behavior , Infant Behavior , Infant, Premature , Pacifiers/statistics & numerical data , Sucking Behavior , Adult , Body Temperature , Body Weight , Egypt , Feeding Behavior/physiology , Feeding Behavior/psychology , Female , Heart Rate , Hospitals, University , Humans , Infant Behavior/physiology , Infant Behavior/psychology , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature/physiology , Infant, Premature/psychology , Intensive Care, Neonatal/methods , Male , Neonatal Nursing , Nurse's Role , Nursing Assessment , Nursing Evaluation Research , Respiration , Sleep/physiology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Time Factors , Wakefulness/physiologyABSTRACT
Recent researches are concerned with topics of newborn care giving, maternal knowledge and practices because it facilitates growth and development, protection against infection and detection of any abnormalities. The purpose of this study was to assess the mothers' knowledge and practices of basic newborn care given at home. The total sample included 55 primipara and multipara mothers with newborn babies. They were selected from Obstetric University Hospital in Tanta City. Interview questionnaire and observation checklists were designed to fulfill the aim of the study. The study revealed that mothers' knowledge and practices were within good and satisfactory average scores in most of the studied items related to newborn care giving at home except breast feeding. found between Significant differences were primipara and multipara mothers for most of the studied topics related to different topics of newborn care giving. practices were within good and satisfactory average scores in most of the studied items related to newborn care giving at home except breast feeding. Significant differences were found between primipara and multipara mothers for most of the studied topics related to different topics of newborn care giving.
