The effect of colostrum oral immunotherapy combined with oral massage stimulation on oral motor function and growth and development in premature infants
Objective To investigate the effects of colostrum oral immunotherapy combined with oral massage stimulation on oral motor function and growth and development in premature infants.Methods A total of 98 premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit from September 2021 to October 2022 were selected and divided into the observation group and the control group according to the envelope method,with 49 cases in each group.The control group received oral stimulation intervention,while the obser-vation group received colostrum oral immunotherapy combined with oral massage stimulation.The oral motor function,development and complications of premature infants in the two groups were compared.Results Af-ter intervention,the oral motor function improved in both groups of preterm infants compared to the post-in-tervention period,and the normal sucking pattern in the observation group was higher than that in the control group,whereas the impaired sucking pattern and disordered sucking pattern were lower than those in the con-trol group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).After intervention,the development of pre-mature infants in the two groups was improved compared with that before intervention,and the weight,head circumference and height of premature infants in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The total incidence of complications in the ob-servation group[4.08%(2/49)]was significantly lower than that in the control group[24.49%(12/49)],and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The implementation of colostrum oral im-munotherapy combined with oral massage stimulation can effectively improve the sucking behavior of prema-ture infants,improve their oral motor function,and promote development.
Colostrum oral immunotherapyOral massage stimulationPremature infantsOral motor functionGrowth and development