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| Effects of cluster feeding support strategy for premature infants on their growth and development, crying, and breastfeeding |
| Funan County People's Hospital, Fuyang, Anhui Province, 236300 |
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Abstract To explore the effects of cluster feeding support strategy for premature infants on their growth and development, crying, and breastfeeding. Methods: 92 premature infants were selected and were divided into two groups (46 cases in each group) by the random number table method from February 2020 to October 2022. The infants in the control group were given routine feeding nursing intervention, and the infants in the observation group were given cluster feeding support on the basis of the control group. The situations of crying, feeding intolerance, and breastfeeding, and the situation of growth and development and neurodevelopment evaluated by Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment (NBNA) of the infants were compared between the two groups. Results: The breastfeeding rate (54.4%) of the infants in the observation group was significantly higher than that (32.6%) of the infants in the control group. The amount of breastfeeding within 28 days after birth of the infants in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the infants in the control group. The daily crying time (4.1±1.0 min) of the infants in the observation group was significantly shorter than that (7.3±2.3min) of the infants in the control group (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the abdominal distension, vomiting, milk retention, and feeding intolerance of the infants between the two groups (P＞0.05). The time of recovery to birth weight (9.33±2.68d), the increase of body length (2.13±0.26mm), the body weight value (22.36±4.21g), and the head circumference value (1.21±0.22cm) during the intervention period of the infants in the observation group were significantly higher than those (11.52±3.13d, 1.72±0.21mm, 16). 72±3.68g, and 0.86±0.19cm) of the infants in the control group. After 3 months of intervention, the NBNA score of the infants in both groups had increased significantly, and which of the infants in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the infants in the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Cluster feeding support strategy for the premature infants can effectively enhance their breastfeeding rate, can reduce their crying and feeding intolerance, and can promote their growth and neurological development.
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