EFFECT OF ORAL STIMULATION ON FEEDING PERFORMANCE OF PRETERM BABIES

A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of oral stimulation on feeding performance among preterm babies in selected NICU. The with purpose finding out whether will help improve and parameters like respiration, weight, oxygen saturation. quasi- experimental non-equivalent control group design used conduct study. Total 40 samples were by non-probability purposive sampling technique. 20 group. Data collected using an observation checklist for assessing pattern other spo2, weight. Reliability tool done inter-rater method calculated ‘r’ o.89 calibration weighing machine biomedical department. Babies who are shifted breastfeeding taken as samples. Oral given 5 minutes morning evening followed breastfeeding. Pre- assessment first day both groups. intervention carried days 5th post analysis frequency percentage, comparison two groups unpaired t-test. Result showed that mean value 11.30 whereas it 10.40 a p-value 0.031. This shows there is significant difference pre-term after stimulation. There no changes observed respiratory rate weight between research concluded effective improving skills did not have any positive effect spo2 respiration