Effect of baby massage on reducing neonatal jaundice
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- eonatal jaundice.Neonatal janudice, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201401089568N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Maternal,Fetal & Neonatal Research Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
gestational age of 37-41 weeks, birth weight of more than 2500 grams, APGAR score of 8-10( 1st and 5th minute), being healthy on all other aspects
Exclusion criteria: neonatal jaundice at a level that requires admission and therapy(including phototherapy), presence of asphyxia in neonate(characterized by a umbilical artery Ph of below 7), ABO/Rh incompatibility, G6PD deficiency, induction of labor , suffering from uterine atony after delivery, caesarian section performed because of absence of labor progression, history of blood exchange due to jaundice in a previous child.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum bilirubin level. Timepoint: Day 4. Method of measurement: Miligram per desilitre in blood test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Defecation time. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Asking mother.