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Study aim
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Evaluation effect of two methods of pacifier sucking And Mother’s finger on Oral Feeding Skills in Premature Infants
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Design
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Infants aged 31 to 33 weeks with a minimum weight of 1350 select the available samples based on the specification of the study unit. Randomized blocking face is divided into three groups: sucking pacifier, mother finger and control group receiving routine care.This study is a randomized clinical trial with control group with parallel groups with sample size of 50 people in each group.
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Settings and conduct
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Procedure: In the first group, the pacifier enters the baby's mouth before gavage and in the second group, the mother puts her finger in the baby's mouth. Neonates are observed 2 minutes before, during and 2 minutes after the intervention. This procedure is performed three times a day (early morning, noon and afternoon and each time for 5 minutes) for at least 10 days. And the control group receives routine care in the ward. It is a questionnaire measuring tool (PIBBS). Due to one-blind study, a nurse performs other than the primary outcome researcher (PIBBS) at the end of the study at Babol Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital with no information on how the infants are assigned to the group.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: gestational age 31 to 33 weeks, minimum weight interval 1350 g, gavage feeding
Exclusion criteria: any congenital malformations, especially in the jaw, mouth and palate, respiratory problems, heart
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Intervention groups
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Non-Nutritional Sucking Group, Immediately Before Gavage, Putting Nipple in Baby's Mouth - Non-Nutritional Sucking Mother's Group, Immediately Before Gavage, Breast Feeding for 5 Minutes in Newborn Mouth-Control Group Receives Routine Care.
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Main outcome variables
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Facilitation Score and Duration of Oral Nutrition, Breast Sucking Time