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Effectiveness of Oral Stimulation Intervention on Premature Infants' Oral Feeding at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: The process of oral feeding for premature infant is challenging because of their poor oral motor abilities, immature oral-motor control, poor coordination of suck, swallow, and breathing. Consequently the majority of premature infants are unable to start bottle or breast feeding immediately after birth. Aim: evaluate the effectiveness of oral stimulation intervention on premature infants' oral feeding at neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: Quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Setting: This study was carried out in neonatal intensive care unit at Mansoura University Children Hospital. A purposive sample of premature infants which were randomly classified to the study & the control group (20 in each group). Tools: One tool was utilized to collect the data, part I: Characteristics of premature infants. Part II: Feeding Readiness scale and Part  III: Quality of Nippling Scale.  Results: The present study showed that 60% of the study group was alert and had good tone and rooting, while 35% of the control group was drowsy, with some rooting and adequate tone. Also, 40% of the study group was Nipples with a strong coordinated suck during the feed, while 35% of the control group was Nipples with consistent suck but has difficulty coordinating swallow. Conclusion: Premature infants who received oral stimulation intervention exhibited an improvement in oral feeding compared to premature infants who did not receive it. Recommendations: Educational programs are recommended to improve neonatal nurses' knowledge and practices about oral stimulation intervention for premature infants.

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10.21608/ejhc.2021.280120

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Oral Feeding, Oral stimulation intervention, Premature Infants

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Fatma

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Mohamed Amin

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Hassan Alseraty

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, faculty of nursing, Tanta University, Egypt, and also affiliated to Dawadmi Applied Medical Science College, Shaqra University, KSA,

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Josephin

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A. Lawend

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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A.M

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Eita

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Lecturer of Pediatric Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Khadiga

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Zain Alabdeen Moustafa Mohammed

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Lecturer of pediatric nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

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12

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2

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21061

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2021-06-01

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2023-01-13

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2021-06-01

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1,863

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1,871

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effectiveness of Oral Stimulation Intervention on Premature Infants' Oral Feeding at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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22 Jan 2023