Effect of Sequential Function Training of Sucking and Swallowing on Oral Feeding Ability of Preterm Infants
Objective To explore the effect of sequential function training of sucking and swallowing on the performance and progress of oral feeding among preterm infants.Methods 135 preterm infants admit-ted to the NICU in a tertiary hospital in Shangdong Province from March 2022 to April 2023 were selected as the research objects.A random number table method was used to divide them into the sucking-swallo-wing group,the sucking group and the control group with 45 infants in each group.The preterm infants in the sucking-swallowing group received 3 minutes of non-nutritive sucking and 5 minutes of swallowing ex-ercise in a sequential manner;the preterm infants in the sucking group received 3 minutes of non-nutritive sucking;and the preterm infants in the control group received the routine feeding.All three groups of pre-term infants received routine care in NICU.Results The feeding efficiency(milk intake per minute)and feeding proficiency(volume taken in 5 min/volume prescribed)of the preterm infants in the sucking-swal-lowing group on Day 4,8 and 10 were better than those in the control group(all P＜0.05),while the feed-ing efficiency and feeding proficiency on Day 8 and 10 were higher than those in the sucking group(all P＜0.05).There was statistically significant difference in the transition time of oral feeding among the three groups(P＜0.05),and the transition time for oral feeding of the sucking-swallowing group was nearly 2.4 days shorter than that in the control group.Conclusions Sequential function training of sucking and swal-lowing can improve the oral feeding ability and shorten the transition time of oral feeding of preterm in-fants.
preterm infantoral feedingsequential function training of sucking and swallowingnon-nutritive sucking
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