Effect of oil massage therapy in low birth weight preterm neonates
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: To minimize the stress and optimize the developmental outcomes of preterm babies several interventions in the past two decades have been researched. Some of these interventions have included Kangaroo mother care, massage therapy, cluster care, nonnutritive sucking, positioning, swaddling, unlimited parental visitation and decreasing light and noise. To date only two of these interventions have provided conclusive evidence regarding their efficacy: KMC and non nutritive sucking. There is paucity of data as far as the Indian context is considered on the effect of oil massage therapy on weight gain. With this background, we conducted this research so as to find out the effect of oil massage therapy on weight gain among preterm neonates in Indian setting. Aim: To determine whether massage therapy promotes weight gain in preterm low birth weight neonates. Objectives: Comparison of massage group and control group for weight gain to determine the effect of massage therapy. Materials and Methods: It is a randomized control trial conducted on randomly selected (by block randomization) 28 to 36 weeks neonates who fulfills inclusion and exclusion criteria admitted at NICU of MGM Hospital, Aurangabad over a period of 2 years from October 2014 to September 2016. Results: Study was carried out in 216 preterm low bith weight neonates and our study showed that daily weight changes is clearly higher among massage group compare to control group. Mean final weight of babies on day 7 was higher in massage group compared to control group, mean daily weight gain of babies was higher in massage group compared to control group indicating positive effect of massage on babies daily weight gain. Conclusion: Massage therapy to the low birth weight preterm neonates was effective for quick weight gain compared to the babies not given massage therapy.
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A. V. Kale, Kalikivaya Naveenkumar, Abhay Jain, Saeed Siddiqui, Mohd Haseeb, Suvarna Magar
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