Effect of swimming and caressing on neonatal jaundice and weight

VernacularTitle:游泳与抚触对剖宫产新生儿黄疸及体重的影响
Author: Xiaomei CAI ; Huan CHEN ; Gui ZHAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: uterine-incision delivery; neonate; weight; jaundice; swimming; caressing
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(5):36-38
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of swimming and caressing on neonatal jaundice and weight.Methods Two hundred and forty newborns were divided equally into control and observation group with random digits table.The former received care with caressing and the latter with swimming and caressing.The two groups were compared in terms of weights and jaundice indices at birth and 7d after birth.Results Seven days after birth,the jaundice index in the observation group were lower than that of the control group and the weights of the observation group were larger(P<0.05).Conclusion Swimming and caressing are helpful for the development of neonates by C-sect and the reduction of jaundice duration.