Observational studyJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2018
Indicators of skin barrier integrity among newborns massaged with mustard oil in rural Nepal.
Observational study in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Effects of emollient therapy with sunflower seed oil on neonatal growth and morbidity in Uttar Pradesh, India: a cluster-randomized, open-label, controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- Effect of sunflower seed oil emollient therapy on newborn infant survival in Uttar Pradesh, India: A community-based, cluster randomized, open-label controlled trial.PLoS medicine · 2021Trial
- Impact of sunflower seed oil versus mustard seed oil on skin barrier function in newborns: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial.BMC pediatrics · 2019Trial
- A Case Series on a Rare Clinical Presentation of Lichen Planopilaris Restricted to the Face.Cureus · 2024Article
- Birthweight and Environmental Conditions Impact Skin Barrier Adaptation in Neonates Receiving Natural Oil Massage.Biomedicine hubArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the skin barrier changes during postnatal month 1 among infants receiving routine mustard oil massage in the humid conditions of rural Nepal. STUDY
designThis was an observational study among 500 live-born neonates receiving mustard oil massage. Skin integrity such as erythema, rash, dryness, skin pH, stratum corneum protein concentration and transepidermal water loss was measured on days 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28.
resultsErythema and rash increased (worsened) during weeks 1 and 2, then decreased over weeks 3 and 4. Skin pH (6.1±0.5 to 5.0±0.6) and stratum corneum protein (16.6±7.9 to 13.5±5.9 μg cm
conclusionPremature and full-term skin condition was generally poor especially during the first 2 weeks, improving thereafter. Maturational changes were evident.
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