Title: The Influence on Neonate's Growth and Development and Jaundice and Sleep by Hydrotherapy and Touching
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect on growth and development and jaundice and sleep by neonate's hydrotherapy and touching.Methods Regular newborn 100 babys who would deliver after vagina eutocia were divided natural labor into the observation group(swimming group)and the contrast group(showering group),50 neonates each group(checking).①To observe the weight and length and upper arm circumference at the 10th day and the 28th day.② To note the time of meconium turn yellow,To note the serum bilirubin.③To note the time of newborn's sleep.Results There was significant difference in weight and length and upper arm circumference between two groups at 10th day and the 28th day(P0.05).There was significant difference in the time of meconium turn yellow and serum bilirubin between two groups at and the 5th day(P0.05).There was significant difference in the time of newborn's sleep between two groups(P0.05).There was not significant difference in the complication between two groups(P0.05).Conclusion Neonate's hydrotherapy and touching could promote the growth and development.The morning being able to accelerate a meconium is discharged,it could decrease the jaundice degree,reduce high bilirubin of newborn baby effectively blood disease morbidity.It could improve the quality of sleep.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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