Journal:
:evidence based care
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soheila karbandi evidence based care research centre, instructor of nursing, department of pediatric nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
maryam lotfi msc in neonatal intensive care nursing, nursing and midwifery school, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
hasan boskabadi associate professor of neonatology, school of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
habibollah esmaily associate professor of biostatistics, neonatal research center, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
background: hyperbilirubinemia is a common physiological problem in approximately 80% of preterm infants during the first week after birth. increase in bowel movements reduces enterohepatic circulation and increases bilirubin excretion. aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effects of field massage technique on bilirubin level and the number of defecations in preterm infants method: this clinic...
