Abstract
Background: Care delivery to preterm infants is one of the health areas that have made most progress in recent decades, leading to more interventionist and innova-tive obstetrical and neonatal practices. Environmental and behavioral factors in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have been studied in order to analyze and identify their impact on PTIs. Objectives: To identify the effects of maternal sounds in the cardiorespiratory parameters of PTIs admitted to an NICU. Methodology: An experimental randomized study was conducted with 18 PTIs who were randomly distrib-uted into 2 groups, in order to compare the effects of maternal sounds with the effects of the usual sounds at a NICU. Results: PTIs exposed to maternal sounds had a more stable heart rate (p = .000), higher respiratory rate (p = .000), and higher oxygen saturation (p = .000) than PTIs exposed to the usual sounds at a NICU. Conclusion: The results show the benefit of exposure to maternal sounds, leading to greater physiological and clinical stability of PTIs.
Translated title of the contribution | Os efeitos cardiorrespiratórios dos sons maternos no recém-nascido das 26 às 33 semanas de idade gestacional |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 55-64 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Referência |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Auditory stimulation
- Heart rate
- Premature infant
- Pulse oximetry
- Respiratory rate