Effect of Trunk‐to‐Head Bathing on Physiological Responses in Newborns

Effects of swaddled and traditional tub bathing methods on crying and physiological responses of newborns

“…These results made us think that SB was effective in maintaining HR within the desired interval (Hypothesis 2) and increasing oxygen saturation (Hypothesis 3) by making newborn feel more relaxed. The fact that tub bathing method was effective for baby to feel relaxed is similar to the study results (Ar, & Gözen, ; Peters, ; So et al., ; Tapia‐Rombo, Morales‐Mora, & Álvarez‐Vázquez, ). Differently from the literature, SB was found to be more effective in making infants feel relaxed compared to TTB in the present study.…”

The Relation between Trunk-to-Head Bathing and the Traditional Head-to-Trunk Bathing on Newborns’ Outcome

“…However, the heart rate in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control group. This finding agreed with So et al (2014) who found that, in comparison of outcome variables at baseline, there were no significant differences in temperature or oxygen saturation between groups. While, the heart rate in the study group was significantly greater than the control group (t = 2.14, p = .036) this may be due to increased neonatal crying [2].…”

“…This finding agreed by So et al (2014) who reported that there was significant difference (P<0.001) in bathing time between groups in his study about the effect of trunk-to-head bathing on physiological responses in newborns at University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea [2]. In addition, this result supported by Edraki1 et al (2014)who stated that, therewere statistically significant differences in crying time in the study group was significantly lower than in the control group (P<0.001) in his study about comparing the effects of swaddled & conventional bathing methods on body temperature &crying duration in premature infants at Shiraz, Iran [17].…”

“…This finding supported by So et al (2014) who reported that there was no significant difference in body temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation between groups [2]. Additionally, in the study group, there was а neonatal body temperature drop at T 2 , but neonatal body temperature gradually rose thereafter.…”

“…These finding supported by Edraki1 et al (2014) who found no significant difference between the two groups in the infants' mean body temperature 10 minutes before the bath and showed no statistical significant difference in body temperature before & after the bath in the study group in his study about comparing the effects of swaddled & conventional bathing methods on body temperature & crying duration in premature infants at Shiraz, Iran [17]. In addition, So et al (2014) stated that there were no statistically significant differences in general characteristics between groups in his study about the effect of trunk-to-head bathing on physiological responses in newborns at University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea[2]. Moreover, Taheri et al (2007) studied the effect of early bathing on the temperature of normal newborn infants at Iranian reported that there were no statistically significant differences in general characteristics between groups [18].…”