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Does Kangaroo Care Have an Effect on Transition Time from Gavage Feeding to Full Oral Feeding in Premature Babies?

Didem Coşkun Şimşek1, Mustafa Aydın2, Ulviye Günay3

  • 1Faculty of Health Sciences, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.

Klinische Padiatrie
|December 20, 2022
PubMed

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Kangaroo care significantly speeds up the transition to full oral feeding in preterm infants. This method reduces the time needed for premature babies to transition from gavage to oral feeding.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Biology

Background:

  • Kangaroo care (KC) is a method of care for newborn infants that involves close skin-to-skin contact between the infant and parent.
  • Conventional neonatal care often involves incubator care for preterm infants.
  • The transition to full oral feeding can be a prolonged process for preterm infants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effect of kangaroo care on the transition time to full oral feeding in preterm infants.
  • To compare the efficacy of kangaroo care versus standard neonatal care in facilitating oral feeding.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a level III neonatal intensive care unit.
  • Fifty preterm infants (birth weight ≥1000g, gestational age 27-36 weeks) and their mothers were enrolled.
  • Infants were randomly assigned to either kangaroo care (up to 5 days/week) or standard care.

Main Results:

  • Infants in the kangaroo care group reached full oral feeding significantly earlier (29.20±8.06 days) compared to the standard care group (44.60±21.90 days).
  • The transition period from gavage to full oral feeding was shorter in the kangaroo care group (13.60±6.83 days) versus the standard care group (22.10±7.38 days).
  • The difference in transition time was statistically significant (p=0.007).

Conclusions:

  • Kangaroo care is an effective intervention for preterm infants.
  • KC significantly reduces the time required for preterm infants to transition from gavage to full oral feeding.
  • This method offers a safe and effective alternative to conventional neonatal care for promoting oral feeding.
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