This research aims to determine the effect of hammock position and nesting practices on the comfort level and physiological parameters of preterm babies.
Who can participate
Age range32 Weeks – 37 Weeks
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Preterm babies between 32-37 weeks of gestation
* The weight of the baby is 1500 grams and above,
* Postnatal age is 3 days or more,
* Preterm babies who have been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for more than 24 hours,
* The baby is fed intermittently for more than 60 minutes,
* 30 minutes have passed since feeding,
* Do not perform procedures such as peripheral vascular access, blood collection, or gastric tube placement on the baby within the last hour before being taken into the study,
* Not applying phototherapy to the baby,
* No problems with the central nervous system such as cranial bleeding, convulsion, hypertonia,
* The baby does not have any congenital anomalies or respiratory distress,
* The baby does not receive oxygen support and is not connected to a respirator.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Babies younger than 32 weeks of gestation and older than 37 weeks of gestation
* The baby's weight is below 1500 grams,
* Postnatal age is less than 3 days,
* Preterm babies who have been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for less than 24 hours,
* The baby is fed at intervals of less than 60 minutes,
* Less than 30 minutes have passed since feeding,
* Performing procedures such as peripheral vascular access, blood collection, and gastric tube placement on the baby within the last hour before being taken into the study,
* Applying phototherapy to the baby,
* Having a problem with the central nervous system such as cranial hemorrhage, convulsion, hypert…
What they're measuring
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Comfort Level
Timeframe: 5 minutes before positioning the neonate, at the 2nd, 20th, 40th, 60th minute of positioning the neonate, 5 minutes after positioning the neonate.