Effect of Sensory Motor Stimulation on Enhancing Oral Feeding Readiness of Preterm Neonates | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 99, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 1322-1334 PDF (363.61 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.260204 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amna Nagaty Aboelmagd* ; Shaima Shaban Mohamed; Asmaa Hamed Tawfik | ||
| Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sensory Motor Stimulation is one of the first coordinated muscular activities in the fetus. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sensory-motor stimulation on enhancing the oral feeding readiness of preterm neonates. Subject and Method: A quasi-experimental design was utilized and conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit at Minia University Hospital for obstetrics and pediatrics. A purposeful sample of 140 preterm neonates and one tool was used in the current study which includes: Personal data of the preterm infant, such as gender, post-natal age, and premature oral feeding readiness assessment scale. Results: More than one-third of the study and control groups gestational age ranged between 34 – 35 weeks. Mean scores of premature oral feeding readiness were increased in the study group than the control group, especially on the third and fourth days of the intervention with statistically significant differences. In addition, more than one- quarter of the preterm neonates in the study group begins oral feeding within 4 – 6 days of admission. Conclusion: Sensory motor stimulation is an effective technique for enhancing premature oral feeding readiness of stable premature neonates as evidenced by the improvement of the mean scores of premature oral feeding readiness assessment scale items and decreasing the time needed for the onset of full oral feeding. Recommendation: Provide nursing training for all nursing staff in the neonatal intensive care unit about Sensory Motor Stimulation for premature neonates. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Oral Feeding readiness; Preterm Neonates; Sensory Motor Stimulation | ||
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