1BPT Student, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
2Asissant Lecturer, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
*Corresponding author: Ms. Afroz G Shaikh BPT Student, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad-415110, Satara, Maharashtra. Email id: afrozshaikh684@gmail.com
Online published on 10 April, 2017.
Massage therapy (MT) and kangaroo mother care (KMC) are both effective in increasing the weight and reducing length of hospital stay in low birth weight preterm infants but there effect on physiological and behavioral status have not been studied
40 LBWT infants using random sampling from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Krishna hospital, were randomly divided into 2 equal groups. Group1 received KMC and MT; Group2 received KMC for 15 minutes, twice daily for 15 days. Medically stable babies with gestational age < 37 weeks and birth weight < 2500 g were included. Those on ventilators and with congenital, orthopedic, or genetic abnormality were excluded. Outcome measures, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature and neonatal behavioural assessment scale were taken before intervention day 1 and after intervention day 15.
Statistical analysis was done using paired and unpaired”t” test. The results showed statistically significant improvement in physiological and behavioral status in group A as compared to group B (p<0.001).
The study shows effect of massage therapy as an adjunct to kangaroo mother care on physiological and behavioral status of low birth weight.
Low Birth Weight, Kangaroo Mother Care, Massage Therapy
