Varzeshnejad, Maryam

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Effect of Non-nutritive Sucking on Weight Gain and Length of Stay in Preterm Infants Requiring Gavage Feeding: A Clinical Trial

Background and purpose: Gavage feeding tubes increase the length of stay and reduce the growth process in neonates. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of non-nutritive sucking on weight gain and length of stay in neonates that required gavage feeding. Materials and methods: In a clinical trial, neonates were selected via convenience sampling and randomly assigned into an interve...

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