Sensory Motor Stimulation and Weight gain among Preterm Newborns Maheswari G.1, Ganapathy N.2, Kumar Radha3 1Research Scholar, Critical Care Physcian, Dhanvantri Critical Care Centre 2Critical Care Physcian, Dhanvantri Critical Care Centre 3HOD, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha University, Chennai Online published on 5 May, 2018. Abstract Experts in health care delivery system recommending consistent weight gain with gradual increase in average weight gain per day as criteria for discharge. Consistent weight gain in preterm is an important marker for normal growth achievements as like full term newborn. This true experimental study aimed to assess the effectiveness of sensory motor stimulation before feeding on average weight gain per day among preterm in NICU. The 60 samples were selected. The 30 samples in experimental group were received 10 minutes sensory motor stimulation twice a day for 10 days and compared the results with control group in which the newborns were under routine hospital care. The study concluded that the sensory motor stimulation was most effective in enhancing the weight gain among preterm in NICU. Top Keywords Weight gain, preterm, newborn, sensory motor stimulation. Top |