1037 Mother-Child Rooming-In for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Neonate at Our Maternity Ward

Abstract

Backgroud and Aims: The goodness of roomingin for term baby has already been considered to promote breastfeeding and the mother and child relationship. However, not many reports have been published about from how much birth weight or how low gestational ages we should start rooming-in just after birth. We evaluated the possibility and efficacy of mother and child rooming-in together soon after birth for near term or low birth weight (LBW) neonate. Methods: The healthy inborn preterm and LBW neonates were enrolled and divided into three groups, namely Group A (13 cases), Group B (42 cases) and Group C (99 cases). The birth weights (BWs) of Group A and B were larger than 2kg and their gestational ages (GAs) were 35 and 36weeks, respectively. Group C consisted of term and LBW neonates heavier than 2kg of BW. Results: The number of infants from Group A, B and C that discharged from hospital through roomingin were 9/13(69%), 36/42(86%) and 96/99(97%), respectively. The exclusive breastfeeding rates of Group A, B and C at the time of hospital discharge were 56%, 69% and 85%, respectively, and also they had good weight gains at one month of age. Conclusions: This study showed that the roomingin for both near term (35 and 36weeks of GA) and term, LBW neonates over 2kg of BW seems to beatrice possible under careful nursing just after birth and should be promoted.