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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2024

The effect of baby touch on premature infants.

Qiuying Du, Hongbin Zhu, Man Guo, Qingqing Yang, Huichan Yang, Yanfei Ma

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Qiuying DuQiuying Du, Department of Paediatrics, Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.
Hongbin ZhuHongbin Zhu, Department of Paediatrics, Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.
Man GuoMan Guo, Department of Paediatrics, Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.
Qingqing YangQingqing Yang, Department of Paediatrics, Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.
Huichan YangHuichan Yang, Department of Paediatrics, Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.
Yanfei MaYanfei Ma, Department of Paediatrics, Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Premature infants require special attention during nursing. This study aimed to explore the effects of baby touch on the growth, immunity, sleep and communication in premature infants. Methods: This was a retrospective study. A total of 64 premature infants with a gestational age of 30-36 weeks were selected at Maternity & Child Care Center of Qinhuangdao from June 2022 to May 2023, and randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The control group received routine comprehensive nursing care for newborns, while the experimental group was additionally treated with touch intervention using the international standard touch method. The effects of the three months touch on the growth and development, immunological function, sleep quality, and emotional communication of the premature infants were observed. Results: No statistically significant differences were found in gender, gestational age, birth weight, birth length, or head circumference at birth between the two groups ( Conclusion: Baby touch can promote growth and development, strengthen immunological function, improve sleep quality and enhance the emotional communication abilities of premature infants, and help them better adapt to the environment and grow.

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Emotional communicationGrowth and developmentImmunological functionPremature infantSleep qualityTouch

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