STUDY ON INFLUENCE OF
TOUCH ON PRETERM INFANTS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Wang B, Shen YH, Shen J,
et al
International Peace
Maternity and Child Health Hospital,
China Welfare Institute,
910 Hengshan Road, Shanghai 200032 China
Objective: To observe the
influence of touch on preterm infant��s growth and development.
Method: Touch was
given to experiment group (n=30) from the first day to 42nd day after birth
and 3 fifteen minutes everyday. At the 10th and 42nd day, body weight, head
circumference, length, Hb, milk in-taking was recorded and NBAS, hearing
test was assessed to the babies of both experiment group and control group
(n=30).
Results: Body weight,
head circumference, body length record of experiment group(3483.0��531.8g , 35.1��1.4cm, 49.8��2.5cm) was significantly
higher than that of control group(3226.6��632.0g ,34.4��1.6cm, 48.5��2.8cm) respectively at
the 42nd day,(p<0.05),while at the 10th day, no significant difference
was observed,(p>0.05).Between the two groups on the record of calory
in-taking, Hb, and hearing test at 10th and 42nd day, no significant
difference was shown(p>0.05).one of three NBAS show significance at 42nd
day(p>0.05),while others no significance was observed.
Conclusion: Touch may
help the improvement of preterm infant��s growth and development
(key word) touch preterm infant growth and development