Multimodal Sensory Stimulation among Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Newborns: A Quasi-experimental Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Agartala, Tripura, India
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Sujit Kumar Chakrabarti,
Ramnagar Road No-3, Near High Court Quarter, Ramnagar, Agartala, West Tripura, Agartala-799002, Tripura, India.
E-mail: chakrabarti.sujitkumar@gmail.com
Introduction: There is a continuous search for an effective intervention to help preterm low birth weight neonates overcome their poor growth and developmental outcomes. Most researchers have examined the effect of Oromotor Stimulation (OMS) on feeding performance. Studies exploring Multimodal Sensory Stimulation (MSS) on various outcome parameters are sparse and reveal inconsistent results.
Aim: To analyse the effectiveness of MSS in improving weight gain, length of hospitalisation, and feeding performance in preterm Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) neonates.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted between June 2021 and December 2022 in the Paediatrics Department of Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, India. A total of 104 hospitalised neonates with gestational age from 28 to less than 37 weeks and birth weight from 1000 to less than 1500 grams (VLBW) were included in the study. All neonates received standard care and Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). On the advice of some faculties, several of them also received MSS. All neonates were divided into two groups: those who received MSS and those who did not, and they were monitored until discharge. Mean hospitalisation length, weight gain, and transition time were derived and statistically analysed using Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results: In the present study, the mean gestational age was 32.04±1.75 and 32.679±1.19 weeks, and the M:F ratio was 1.43:1 and 1.30:1 in the MSS-given and MSS-not given groups, respectively. Mean weight gain was significantly higher in the MSS-given group (97.00±123.09 g versus- 23.42±43.96 g). Mean hospitalisation length was longer in the MSS-given group, but transition time did not differ significantly across the groups.
Conclusion: Multimodal sensory stimulation is effective in promoting weight gain in preterm VLBW neonates.
Growth and development, Kangaroo mother care, Massage, Weight gain
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2024/66746.19158
Date of Submission: Jul 26, 2023
Date of Peer Review: Oct 17, 2023
Date of Acceptance: Dec 27, 2023
Date of Publishing: Mar 01, 2024
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. No
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