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Janarthanan, C.
- A Comparative Study between High Side Lying and Side Lying Position on Oxygen Saturation in Preterm Infants
Authors
1 Gian Sagar College of Physiotherapy, IN
2 Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Dist, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 6, No 3 (2012), Pagination: 69-72Abstract
Background: Premature birth, commonly used as a synonym for preterm birth, refers to the birth of a baby before its organs mature enough to allow normal postnatal survival and growth and development as a child. Positioning an infant appropriately is one of the easiest ways to provide postural support that has both an immediate and lasting impact on an infant's motor development. We can prevent complications like respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, pneumonia by proper positioning of child. No relationship between these two positions with oxygen saturation is yet proved in preterm infants.
Methods: This was a comparative study between high side lying and side lying position that were randomly assigned to 40 preterm infants i.e. those who were born in less than 37 weeks gestation age and were haemodynamically stable. They were made to lie in each position in neonatal nursery under constant supervision for 3 regular hours in same day. Saturation of peripheral oxygen in infant was recorded by pulse oximeter every 15 minutes during these 3 hours and monitoring was continued till it reached the baseline again. The infant was assigned in the next position once oxygen saturation reached the baseline again. Random order of positioning was used.
Results: The influence of both positions on the saturation of peripheral oxygen (SPO2) in preterm infants was then evaluated and results formulated using paired t-test for evaluation of data. The data was collected with positioning using Pulse Oximeter as an outcome measure.
Conclusion: This highlighted that high side lying is better than side lying in improving saturation of peripheral oxygen in preterm infants.
Keywords
Saturation of Peripheral Oxygen (spo2), Pulse Oximeter, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Preterm Infants, Neonatal Nursery
- A Comparitive Study of Early Intervention Programme Vs Home Intervention Programme in Preterm Infants
Authors
1 Gian Sagar College of Physiotherapy, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Distt Patiala, IN
2 Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Distt Patiala, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 6, No 3 (2012), Pagination: 167-171Abstract
Background: Prematurity as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a baby born before 37 weeks of gestation counting from the first day of the last menstrual period. Infants born at early gestational ages (<32 weeks), when compared with later ages (32-36) weeks scored lower on tests of gross motor development. So mild abnormalities detected in first few months would improve with early intervention programme.
Methods: The preterm infants born before 37 gestational weeks and having APGAR score above 7 (after 5 minutes) were randomly selected and divided into two groups (N=15). Early developmental intervention programme was given to one group and home intervention programme was given to other group (control group). The outcome measure was Gross Motor Function Measure.
Results: According to the need of the study unpaired t-test was applied and significant improvement was seen.
Conclusion: Greater improvement in motor performance of preterm infants who received the early intervention programme when compared with home intervention was revealed.
Keywords
Preterm, Motor Development, Gross Motor Function Measure, Motor Delay, Early Intervention, Home InterventionReferences
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