Open AccessOutcome of abdominal massage before gavage feeding on tolerated feeding for low birth weight infants
Author(s) -
Hendy Abdelaziz,
ElNagger Nahed Saied,
Abozeid Ahmed,
Reshia Fadia Ahmed,
Salih Shahenda A.,
Alruwaili Manar Fayez,
Hendy Ahmed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.1144
Subject(s) - medicine , massage , low birth weight , birth weight , pediatrics , pregnancy , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , genetics
Aim To assess the effect of abdominal massage pre‐gavage feeding on tolerated feeding for low birth weight (LBW) infants. Methods An experimental research design at a government hospital at Egypt. Purposive sample composed of LBW infants was randomly divided into study and control groups each with 60 LBW infants. Results A total of 55% of the participants in the study group grew sleepy, whereas only 15% of the studied participants in the control group grew sleepy. The abdominal circumference after feeding in the study group was 23.18 ± 2.99 cm, whereas that in the control group was 24.79 ± 2.99 cm. The gastric residual volume in the study group was 0.8 ± 0.10 ml, whereas that in the control group was 3.86 ± 1.03 ml. Conclusion Finally, abdominal massage had a positive impact on the postfeeding state of alertness and feeding tolerance.