The Lowering of Bilirubin Levels in Full-Term Newborns by the Effect of Combined Massage Therapy and Phototherapy Practice.
Journal
American journal of perinatology
ISSN: 1098-8785
Titre abrégé: Am J Perinatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8405212
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Apr 2019
18 Apr 2019
Historique:
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2019
pubmed:
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2019
medline:
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2019
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Various therapeutic treatments have been prescribed for decreasing the bilirubin level. Massage therapy is one of the neonate treatments for jaundice. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of combined massage therapy and phototherapy on neonatal jaundice. This study was performed at Shahid Madani Hospital in the city of Khorramabad in 2016, where 83 healthy full-term infants were enrolled. They were selected through convenience sampling and then were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The control group ( Baseline levels of bilirubin were similar between the two groups ( Intervention had a significant role in decreasing the bilirubin level, amount of urination, and duration of hospitalization of full-term infants suffering from hyperbilirubinemia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30999382
doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1685493
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Informations de copyright
Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.