Title: Influence of swimming on the growth development of newborns
Abstract: Objective To study the influence of swimming on the growth development of newborns. Methods According to relatives' wishes,354 cases of newborns born in the obstetrics department of our hospital were divided into the swimming group (bathing and swimming) of 223 cases,having passive swimming exercises and active swimming in the water for ten minutes,and the control group (bathing) of 131 cases,simply bathing. The changes of weight and stool,the average intake of milk within 7 days,the average sleeping time and the changes of bilirubin were observed. The infants of two groups both lived with mother in the same room and accepted breast feeding,and mothers and infants had no complications of pregnancy. Mode of labor,newborn's weight and Apgar scores had no significant difference(P0.05). Results In the swimming group,newborns recovered physiologic weight extenuation on the seventh day after they were born and their weights were (3 390±350)g,while in control group,newborns recovered the weight in a slower way and their weights were (3 090±380)g. When two groups were compared,there was significant difference (P0.0001). The time of first ejection of stool and that of stool's turning yellow in swimming group were shortened by (2.0±2.8)h and (9.0±11.8)h,and there were significant difference between two groups (P0.0001). The average intake of milk within seven day after birth were (2 360±156)ml in swimming group and (1 930±142)ml in control group,and there was significant difference (P0.0001). In addition,there were significant differences in average sleeping hours per day and the value of newborn's bilirubin on the fifth and seventh day between two groups (P0.01 and P0.0001). Conclusion Swimming plays an important role in moving up the time of meconium's first ejection and turning yellow,recovering physiologic weight extenuation and improving sleeping quality,increasing the intake of milk and decreasing the physiologic jaundice of newborns,which produces good influence on newborn's growth.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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