Non-nutritive sucking for preterm infants in Egypt.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Objective
To assess how non-nutritive sucking (NNS) using a pacifier affected physiological and behavioral outcomes of preterm infants.Design
Short-term longitudinal, experimental design.Setting
The study took place at the neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Mansoura, Egypt.Methods
Forty-seven preterm infants were divided into intervention and control groups. Preterm infants in the intervention group received NNS during nasogastric tube feeding while infants in the control group never received NNS. During 10 days, behavioral responses were videotaped and physiological responses were monitored.Results
Significantly higher oxygen saturation occurred during and after nasogastric feeding for the intervention infants as compared to the control group. No significant group differences occurred in heart rate. The NNS group showed an accelerated transition to nipple feeding and had better weight gain and earlier discharge.Conclusion
Non-nutritive sucking was found to improve physiological and behavioral responses of preterm infants.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kamhawy, H; Holditch-Davis, D; Alsharkawy, S; Alrafay, S; Corazzini, K
Published Date
- May 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 43 / 3
Start / End Page
- 330 - 340
PubMed ID
- 24754382
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1552-6909
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0884-2175
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/1552-6909.12310
Language
- eng