Effects of pediatric nursing cooperated with obstetrical nursing on breast-feeding effect of ICU preterm children

Abstract

Objective To investigate the application and effect of pediatric nursing cooperated with obstetrical nursing on breast-feeding effect of ICU preterm children. Methods Totally 126 cases of premature children hospitalized in our hospital NICU form January 2015 to December 2015 as the research object. Cases from January to June were selected as the control group (n=65), cases from July to December were selected as the intervention group (n=61). In the control group, routine post-natal nursing was performed respectively in obstetric and pediatrics. In the intervention group, pediatric nursing cooperated with obstetrical nursing was performed. Results Exclusive breast-feeding rate of 1 week in the intervention group was higher than the control group; mixed feeding rate and artificial feeding rate were lower than the control group. Feeding mode in two groups was significantly different (χ2=7.025, P=0.006); breast-feeding day for the first feeding in the intervention group was significantly earlier than the control group (χ2=2.365, P=0.020). The degree of breast-feeding in 1 week was higher than the control group (χ2=5.628, P=0.021; t=5.158, P<0.001); the degree of breast-feeding in 2 weeks was higher than the control group (χ2=6.852, P=0.009; t=6.542, P<0.001); the exclusive breastfeeding rate during hospitalization was higher than the control group (χ2=7.852, P<0.001). The rate of weight gain in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group (t=4.526, P=0.003), hospital stay shortened compared with the control group (t=3.524, P=0.009), the incidence of sepsis was significantly lower than the control group (χ2=4.159, P=0.042). Conclusions Pediatric nursing cooperated with obstetrical nursing can effectively improve the breast-feeding level and exclusive breast-feeding rate of NICU preterm children, promote neonatal weight gain, shorten hospital stays and reduce the incidence of sepsis. Key words: Breast feeding; Preterm children; Pediatric nursing cooperated with obstetrical nursing