Early Physiotherapy Intervention Program for Preterm Infants and Parents: A Randomized, Single-Blind Clinical Trial

Ochandorena-Acha, Mirari; Terradas-Monllor, Marc; Sala, Laura López; Sánchez, Maria Engracia Cazorla; Marti, Montserrat Fornaguera; Pérez, Isabel Muñoz; Agut-Quijano, Thais; Iriondo, Martín; Casas-Baroy, Joan Carles

doi:10.3390/children9060895

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“…Increased concentrations of fetal fibronectin in cervical-vaginal secretions and shortness of cervical length are strong indicators of spontaneous PTB [ 10 , 11 ]. Prematurity is a significant contributor to prenatal death and a leading cause of newborn morbidities [ 12 ]. Though babies with premature birth can survive, premature babies have significant long-term health problems, including the potential effect on the fetus’s overall well-being, behavioral and cognitive characteristics, impaired neurodevelopmental, and significant gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases [ 1 , 13 , 14 ].…”

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Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Preterm Births among Pregnant Women in Mogadishu, Somalia

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Background: Premature birth impacts millions of newborns annually. Sixty percent of the world’s preterm births occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Somalia’s premature birth rates and maternal risk factors are poorly studied; hence, this study aims to identify maternal risk factors related to premature births in Mogadishu, Somalia. Methods: This unmatched case-control study was conducted at four maternity hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia. The cases were newborns with gestational ages of less than 37 weeks; controls were newborns with gestational ages of 37 to 42 weeks. All were live singletons. Cross-tabulation and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data; a p-value of 0.05 was deemed statistically significant. Result: Of the total of 499 newborns, 70 were cases, and 429 were controls. Adequate prenatal care, maternal urine analysis, tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination, hemoglobin (Hb) measurement, ultrasound monitoring, intake of iron + folic acid (IFA) supplement, blood pressure (BP) measurement during the current pregnancy, as well as partograph usage during labor all significantly decreased risk of having premature births. A prior history of preterm delivery and preeclampsia, obstetric complications, and female genital mutilation (FGM) significantly increased the risk of preterm births. Conclusion: The utilization of antenatal care services, use of a partograph, obstetric complications, and prior history of premature birth and preeclampsia had a substantial effect on preterm birth rates. This study identifies female genital mutilation (FGM) as a previously unidentified risk factor for preterm birth that needs additional investigation.

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“…A further 18 articles were excluded after reading the full text for the following reasons: (a) 16 articles dealt with an ineligible intervention (i.e., nontactile and/or nonkinesthetic stimulation); (b) one article did not measure parental anxiety and depressive symptoms with reliable standardized inventories; and (c) one article was not in English. Accordingly, 11 studies met our inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review [ 27 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 36 , 38 , 54 – 58 ].…”

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“…Two articles reported the effect of KMC [ 56 , 57 ], four focused on the effect of SSC [ 27 , 28 , 54 , 57 ], three on the effect of TKS [ 36 , 38 , 58 ], and two compared the effects of SSC and TKS [ 32 , 33 ].…”

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“…TKS is a combination of moderate tactile stimulation and kinesthetic stimulation through flexion and extension movements of the limbs. It has been shown to have many beneficial effects on physiological measures (e.g., heart rate, state of alertness, breastfeeding) [ 33 , 34 ], length of hospital stay [ 33 ], maturation of brain electrical activity measured by EEG [ 35 ], early interactions and attachment [ 36 ], and neurodevelopmental outcomes [ 36 – 38 ].…”

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Effect of tactile and/or kinesthetic stimulation therapy of preterm infants on their parents’ anxiety and depressive symptoms: A systematic review

Guittard,

Eutrope,

Caillies

et al. 2024

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Background In the case of preterm birth, the idealized postnatal period is replaced by an anxious and even traumatic experience for parents. Higher prevalence of parental anxiety, postnatal depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder has been observed in mothers of preterm infants up to 18 months after childbirth. There is increasing evidence that proprioceptive stimulation has a beneficial effect on preterms’ short-term outcomes. Could this care also have an impact on parental anxiety and depressive symptoms? We reviewed recent publications on the impact on parents’ anxiety and depressive symptoms of delivering tactile and/or kinesthetic stimulation to their premature newborn. Methods We conducted a systematic review by searching the PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar databases for English-language publications from the past 10 years. We focused on the mothers or fathers of infants born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) who provided tactile and/or kinesthetic stimulation to their premature newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit. Relevant outcomes were the parents’ anxiety, stress, depressive symptoms, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, assessed with reliable standardized inventories. Results Eleven articles were included in the systematic review. Results suggested a beneficial effect of parents’ early tactile and kinesthetic stimulation of their preterm infants. Conclusions These interventions may act as protective factors against the occurrence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in parents and deserve to be studied further in this population.

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“…It is a prominent ground for infant morbidity and considerably elevated prenatal mortality. Even while premature babies can live, they have major long-term health issues, including possible impact on fetus's overall health, delayed neurodevelopment, cognitive traits, behavioral traits, and significant gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders [2][3][4] .…”

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Prevalence of complications associated with premature births in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gul,

Jadoon,

Sirshar

et al. 2023

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Objectives: This cross-sectional study was executed in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Abbottabad, Peshawar and Charsada), from April 2021 to January 2023, to determine the complications associated with premature births. Methods: The study comprised 339 preterm infants, including 175 male and 164 female infants. All the demographic features of the mother for assessment of the potential risk factors for preterm births along with the initial fetal weights were recorded in the delivery room, and the complications of preterm births were also recorded. Results: Maternal demographic features revealed that a significant proportion of women (p<0.05) pertained to age group of 30-40 years (42.18%), subsequently 20-30 years (31.56%), below 20 years (17.99%) and above 40 years (8.25%). A significant number of women who gave birth to premature babies (p<0.05) were in their Multiparous phase (82.01%) and sixty-one women were in their Primiparous stage (17.99%). Most of the women were emaciated (p<0.05) and had poor health status (59.58%), while, 12.38% had moderate health. It was evident from the findings that there was a non-significant correlation among the gestational groups (p≥0.05), in which a maximum number of patients were lying in very mature infants (56.63%), followed by moderately premature (28.90%) and extremely preterm (14.45%).

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Early Physiotherapy Intervention Program for Preterm Infants and Parents: A Randomized, Single-Blind Clinical Trial

Cited by 8 publications

References 70 publications

Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Preterm Births among Pregnant Women in Mogadishu, Somalia

Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Preterm Births among Pregnant Women in Mogadishu, Somalia

Effect of tactile and/or kinesthetic stimulation therapy of preterm infants on their parents’ anxiety and depressive symptoms: A systematic review

Prevalence of complications associated with premature births in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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