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Am J Perinatol ; 26(4): 247-52, 2009 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19023851

ABSTRACT

Massage has been proposed as a way of facilitating development and growth of newborns through its effects on increasing blood flow, heart rate, digestion, and immunity. Massage might increase basal metabolism and nutrient absorption through endocrine effects such as increase in insulin and adrenaline and decrease in cortisol. Preliminary studies have suggested significant impact on weight gain with shortening of in-hospital stays of up to 6 days. We compared weight gain among preterm infants receiving Vimala massage plus usual care versus usual care alone. A randomized controlled trial was conducted. Sixty clinically stable preterm newborns with a corrected gestational age of 30 to 35 weeks receiving enteral nutrition in the hospital nursery were included. Half of them were assigned at random to receive Vimala massage twice daily for 10 days plus usual nursery care; the others received usual nursery care. Weight, head circumference, caloric intake, and nutritional method were recorded daily. Group characteristics were compared with analysis of variance, T test, and chi (2) test as appropriate. There were no differences between groups in gender, gestational age, initial weight, head circumference, and caloric intake and type of nutrition at baseline. Infants receiving massage had a larger weight gain versus the control group since the third day (188.2 +/- 41.20 g/kg versus 146.7 +/- 56.43 g/kg, P < 0.001). Hospital stay was shorter in infants receiving massage and usual nursery care (15.63 +/- 5.41 days versus 19.33 +/- 7.92 days, P = 0.03). The addition of parent-administered Vimala massage to usual nursery care resulted in increased weight gain and shorter hospital stay among clinically stable preterm newborns.


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Child Development/physiology , Infant Care/methods , Infant, Premature/growth & development , Massage/methods , Weight Gain , Analysis of Variance , Body Weight , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Gestational Age , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Mexico , Parent-Child Relations , Parents , Physical Stimulation , Probability , Reference Values , Sensitivity and Specificity , Treatment Outcome
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Rev. invest. clín ; 39(4): 329-32, oct.-dic. 1987. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-63687

ABSTRACT

Se estudió una muestra de 1,558 mujeres de la población urbana de la ciudad de León, Gto., entre 19 y 90 años con el objeto de determinar la edad de la instalación de la menopausia, utilizando el método de status quo, y mediante análisis con un procedimiento de regresión logística iterativa por un método de máxima posibilidad. En el grupo estudiado 654 eran menores de 35 años y de éstas, 20 habían tenido menopausia prematura. Las 904 restantes, de 35 años o mayores, en un 46.6% había tenido menopausia natural, y el 7.1% había tenido menopausia quirúrgica. Con el procedimiento de regresión se encontró que la media de la aparición de la menopausia fue a los 48.2 ñ DE 3.2 años. Entre las mujeres que habían tenido una menarquia temprana (menos de 12 años) tal edad no fue diferente del grupo general, y no se encontró una diferencia significativa entre las mujeres que habían tenido 5 ó más embarazo. Sólo se encontraron 157 mujeres mayores de 35 años que habían usado anticonceptivos orales, y el número de usuarias de otros anticonceptivos fue reducido para efectuar un análisis apropiado. Se concluyó que la edad de instalación de la menopausia en la población estudiada no es diferente a la reportada en otras poblaciones del mundo


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Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Female , Menopause , Mexico , Parity , Regression Analysis , Urban Population
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