The Effects of Nonnutritive Sucking on Physiological State, Behavioral State, and Feeding Performance in Preterm Infants

• Main Authors: Yhu-Yu Lin, 林育伃
• Other Authors: Sheng Hwa Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18271593383160359333

碩士 === 臺北市立教育大學 === 溝通障礙碩士學位學程 === 97 === Nonnutritive sucking is an economical and efficient intervention that may promote feeding performance in preterm infants and alleviate physiological stress and instable behavioral states of preterm infants during feeding. There have been many studies indicated that nonnutritive sucking may reduce physiological stress and modulate behavioral states. However, the results of those researches are not consistent with that whether nonnative sucking can improve the ability of nutritive sucking or not. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of nonnutritive sucking on physiological state, behavioral state, and feeding performance in preterm infants. Twenty preterm infants were included in this study. All preterm infants were divided into experimental group and control group. Each group has ten subjects. Three minutes nonnutritive sucking was given to the subjects of experimental group, and a control condition to the subjects of control group. Then recorded the physiological state, behavioral state of all subjects before and after bottle feeding, and evaluate the feeding performance, including feeding proficiency, feeding efficiency, and sucking pattern. The results indicated that the preterm infants who accepted nonnutritive sucking before feeding had better behavioral state, feeding proficiency, and feeding efficiency. These results may provide clinicians and parents Information that providing nonnutritive sucking to preterm infants before feeding can alleviate behavioral states and promote feeding performance.