Physiological responses and behavioural organization of very low birth weight infants during swaddled versus traditional weighing
Vicente-Perez, Silvia (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Robleda, Gemma (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Gich, Ignasi (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Nolla, Tania (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Ponce-Taylor, J. (Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears)
Verd, Sergio (Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears)
Ginovart, Gemma (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Despite the consequences of neonatal distress and agitation, preterm infants undergo stress owing to weighing procedures. The objective of this study was to enable very low birth weight infants to maintain adequate self-regulation during weighing. This prospective crossover study utilizes a within-subjects design, where intervention days were compared to control days. Infants were exposed to both swaddled and unswaddled weighing in an intensive care nursery setting. Nineteen very low birth weight infants were weighed on two consecutive days. Variables of heart rate, respiratory rate and ALPS-Neo score were recorded. Stress score decreased significantly from 1. 65 (pre-weight) to 0. 23 (weight measurement) in swaddled-intervention periods; conversely, it increased significantly from 1. 26 (pre-weight) to 4. 97 (weight measurement) in control periods. During weight measurement, heart and respiratory rate were significantly lower for swaddled-intervention days when compared to control days. Given the significant impact of swaddled weighing in reducing stress, this method can be used as an appropriate weighing procedure in intensive care. This research has no patient or public contribution.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Behaviour ; Breastfeeding ; Clothing ; Neonate ; Nursing care ; Premature infant ; Vital signs ; Weights and measures
Published in:	Nursing Open, Vol. 10 Núm. 10 (october 2023) , p. 6896-6902, ISSN 2054-1058

DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1943
PMID: 37458256

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