Assistant Professor, Akhil Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Nursing, Sikar, India
Research Article
Impact of Oral Stimulation Technique upon the Outcomes of Premature Neonates In Terms Of Weight Gain and Duration of Hospitalization in Selected Pediatric Care Area of Rajasthan
Author(s): Dr. Mahipal Singh*, Mr. Nilesh Soni and Ms. Swati Choudhary
Healthy children are the greatest resource and proud of a nation. Investment in childcare
is an investment in future of nation because "today's children are adult of tomorrow".
Children ought to be healthy and happy to become productive and contented adults of
the future. To give them happy and healthy childhood, we must safeguard their total
health, right from the beginning. More than 8.1million new-borns of India have low
birth weight (less than 2500 grams or 5.5 pounds). In India 30 present infants born are
low birth weight baby. They have high chances of dying within the first 28 days of life.
Oral feeding problems in preterm infants are of growing concern over the world: cases
of breast- or bottle-feeding failures often result in delayed hospital discharge, maternal
stress and long-term health problems. Hence a Study was conducted on Impact Of.. View More»