Outcome of abdominal massage before gavage feeding on tolerated feeding for low birth weight infants
Abdelaziz Hendy,
Nahed Saied El‐Nagger,
Ahmed Abozeid,
Fadia Ahmed Reshia,
Shahenda A. Salih,
Manar Fayez Alruwaili,
Ahmed Hendy
Affiliations
Abdelaziz Hendy
Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt
Nahed Saied El‐Nagger
Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt
Ahmed Abozeid
Medical surgical nursing department, Faculty of nursing Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt
Fadia Ahmed Reshia
College of Applied Medical Sciences Jouf University Sakākā Saudi Arabia
Shahenda A. Salih
College of Applied Medical Sciences Jouf University Sakākā Saudi Arabia
Manar Fayez Alruwaili
Nursing Department College of Applied Medical Sciences Jouf University Sakākā Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Hendy
Department of Computational Mathematics and Computer Science Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Yekaterinburg 620002 Russia
Abstract Aim To assess the effect of abdominal massage pre‐gavage feeding on tolerated feeding for low birth weight (LBW) infants. Methods An experimental research design at a government hospital at Egypt. Purposive sample composed of LBW infants was randomly divided into study and control groups each with 60 LBW infants. Results A total of 55% of the participants in the study group grew sleepy, whereas only 15% of the studied participants in the control group grew sleepy. The abdominal circumference after feeding in the study group was 23.18 ± 2.99 cm, whereas that in the control group was 24.79 ± 2.99 cm. The gastric residual volume in the study group was 0.8 ± 0.10 ml, whereas that in the control group was 3.86 ± 1.03 ml. Conclusion Finally, abdominal massage had a positive impact on the postfeeding state of alertness and feeding tolerance.
