Expression of social smile of pre-term infants with age adjusted

Albuquerque, Raquel Costa; Gagliardo, Heloisa Gacheggi Ravanini Gardon; Barbosa, Andréa De Souza Lima

doi:10.7322/jhgd.69507

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“…In this study, there were 92% of the infants who develop their milestones of social smile at expected/corrected age; this is similar with the study done in brazil on the responses on testing smiling on social contact in the third month of corrected age of 105 preterm newborn was 94.3%. 15 Of the 59 infants who reach 9 months of age, 57 (96.6%) of them develop their milestone (sitting unsupported) at the expected age, whereas 2(3.3%) fail to achieve the milestone and develop developmental delays. This means KMC has a beneficial effect on the neurodevelopmental outcome of low-birth-weight babies, which is similar with a study done by Doddabasappa et al 16 But 91 (90%) infants did not attain the expected age for evaluation of standing unsupported, this makes it difficult to assess complete incidence of developmental delay because of the early age evaluation.…”

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Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care Among Low-Birth-Weight Infants Discharged from Health Facilities and Its Outcome in Mekelle City, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Gidey¹,

Gebremariam²,

Hadush³

et al. 2023

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Background Kangaroo mother care is a proven intervention shown to be effective in reducing neonatal mortality among low-birth-weight infants. The paucity of evidence regarding the practice at home can be highlighted. This study aimed to assess the practice and outcome of kangaroo mother care at home among mothers having low-birth-weight infants discharged from two hospitals in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted among 101 paired mothers and low-birth-weight neonates discharged from Ayder and Mekelle Hospitals. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to select 101 infants. Data were collected from patient charts in both hospitals using interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, anthropometric measurements and were then analyzed using SPSS version 20. Characteristics were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Bivariate analysis was used, and variables with p-value <0.25 were exported to multivariable logistic regression and statistical significance was set at a p-value <0.05. Results Kangaroo mother care was continued at home in 99% of the infants. Three of the 101 infants died before the age of 4 months with a possible cause of death from respiratory failure. Exclusive breastfeeding was provided for 67% of the infants, and it was higher in infants who started kangaroo mother care within 24 hours of life (AOR 3.8, 95% CI 1.07–13.25). Malnutrition was higher in those with birth weight <1500 grams (AOR 7.3,95% CI 1.63–32.59); small for gestational age (AOR 4.8,95% CI 1.41–16.31) and those provided kangaroo mother care for <8 hours per day (AOR 4.5,95% CI 1.40–16.31). Conclusion Early initiation and prolonged duration of kangaroo mother care were associated with increased exclusive breastfeeding practice and decreased incidence of malnutrition. Kangaroo mother care should be promoted at the community level.

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