Author/Authors :
Seyyedrasooli، Alehe نويسنده MSc, Departement of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Seyyedrasooli, Alehe , Valizadeh، Leila نويسنده PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Valizadeh, Leila , Hosseini، Mohammad Bager نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , , Asgari Jafarabadi، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Statistic and Epidemiology, Faculty of
Health , , Mohammadzad، Masoome نويسنده Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery,
Student Research Committee ,
Abstract :
Introduction: Considering the prevalence of Jaundice in newborn infants and the
risk of developing acute Bilirubin encephalopathy, in early weeks after birth. the
importance of Infancy, as well as positive effects of giving massage on physical and
behavioral growth and evolution of infants, the current study has been aimed to
investigate the effects of Vimala massage on neonatal physiological Jaundice. Methods:
This is a single blind clinical trial study, 43 healthy term infants, with 1st day
Bilirubin levels of less than 5mg/dl, carried out in Tabriz Al-Zahra hospital.
Newborns were selected through convenience sampling and then randomly assigned to
intervention and control groups. Control group received routine care, while newborns of intervention group received four days of Vimala massage starting from the first day
of their birth. Main variables of study include transcutaneous Bilirubin and frequency
of defecation. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS Ver.13 through Chi-square and
Mann–Whitney tests. Results: There were no statistical significant differences between
two groups for skin bilirubin, however the number of defecations in the intervention
group exceeded than of control group, and was statistically significant. Conclusion:
The Results show that Vimala massage within four days has no effect on increasing
process of bilirubin, yet can affect the incidence rate of physiological Jaundice and
care of infants by increasing defecation frequency.
