Effect of early physiotherapy intervention versus kangaroo mother care in neurodevelopment for preterm low birth weight infants
International Journal of Development Research
Effect of early physiotherapy intervention versus kangaroo mother care in neurodevelopment for preterm low birth weight infants
Received 18th September, 2017; Received in revised form 29th October, 2017; Accepted 25th November, 2017; Published online 30th December, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Patel Indravadan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background and Objectives: It has been proposed that Early Physiotherapy Intervention and Kangaroo Mother Care relates to the best type of training approach for Neurodevelopment. The objective of this study was to assess, Effect of Early Physiotherapy Intervention versus Kangaroo Mother Care in Neurodevelopment for Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants. Methods: After discharge of Preterm Low Birth Weight infants from hospitals, briefed the parents on the objective and contents of Early Physiotherapy Intervention and Kangaroo Mother Care, obtained their consent, give them a letter, explained to them the methods and materials of intervention and filled the registration form. After the collection of demographic data, infants will assess in DDST- II. Assessment of the initial performance is follow by the infants receive Early Physiotherapy Intervention and Kangaroo Mother Care for 1hour daily for 1 Month. Assessment will do after 1 Month. A sample of convenience of 30 infants fulfilling the inclusion criteria will take part in this research. Results: Subject benefited maximally in improvement Neurodevelopment with Early physiotherapy Intervention as compared to Kangaroo Mother Care. Interpretation and Conclusion: Early Physiotherapy Intervention shows better results on Improvement Neurodevelopment for Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants.
