Effect of Kangaroo Care on Test Weighing
The Effect Of Kangaroo Mother Care On Test Weighing In Preterm Infants
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
46 participants
Jun 9, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The study will be conducted with the Crossover Randomized Controlled Method. The infants who have attained oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups via randomization in the computer environment. After the randomization, kangaroo care will be applied to the infants in Group 1 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and they will be breastfed by their mothers without any other application during the next feeding. On the other hand, no application will be performed on the infants in Group 2 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and kangaroo care will be applied to them during the second feeding hour. The infants in both groups will be breastfed by their mothers during the feeding hours.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- \- Agreeing to participate in the study for parents.
- Attaining to oral feeding by the physician in the neonatal intensive care unit
- Being born at 26-36+6 gestational week which is determined according to the mother's last period cycle
- Being at 32-39+6 postmenstrual week during the time they are included in the study
- Having body weight of 1500 grams and above
- Being breastfed at least once
- Having no health problems other than being preterm
Exclusion Criteria3
- Suffering from gastrointestinal, neurological or genetic diseases (such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intracranial bleeding, hydrocephalia, omphalocele, down syndrome, gastroschisis) and other diseases
- Having a condition obstructing oral feeding (such as cleft palate, cleft lip, facial muscle paralysis, craniofacial abnormalities etc.)
- Receiving oxygen support
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Interventions
The preprocedural measurements (weight, heart rate, and oxygen saturation) will be recorded before the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and then they will be held on their mothers' chest for skin-to-skin kangaroo care for half an hour. Their heart rate and oxygen saturation will be recorded for half an hour. At the end of the kangaroo care, the infant will be breastfed by his/her mother. A chronometer will be started at that moment he/she begins sucking and terminated when he/she stops. The infant's heart rate and oxygen saturation will also continue to be recorded during the breastfeeding process. When the breastfeeding process is over, the infant will be allowed to rest in his/her mother's arms for two minutes and his/her physiological parameters will be recorded. Following the breastfeeding process, the infant will be weight is measured without a diaper change and his/her weight will be recorded. Then he/she will be taken back in the incubator to sleep.
The preprocedural measurements (weight, heart rate, and oxygen saturation) will be recorded before feeding when they are included in the study and then they will be breastfed by their mothers. The chronometer will be started at that moment he/she begins sucking and terminated when he/she stops. Also, the infant's heart rate and oxygen saturation will continue to be recorded during the breastfeeding process. When the breastfeeding process is over, the infant will be allowed to rest in his/her mother's arms for two minutes and his/her physiological parameters will be recorded. Following the breastfeeding process, the infant will be weighed without a diaper change and his/her weight will be recorded. When the care process is over, it will be taken back in the incubator to sleep.
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NCT04252547