PROBLEM: Premature infants, born with a gestational age of less than 37 weeks and/or a birth weight of less than 2.5 kg, are at high risk of physiological instability and clinical complications, including hypothermia, apnoea, heart rate and respiratory rate instabilitỳ. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), a practice involving skin-to-skin contact between infant and mother, has been proposed as an alternative to conventional care to improve the physiological stability of vital parameters in premature infants. PURPOSE: The aim of this literature review is to evaluate the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on the physiological stability of premature infants by examining vital parameters such as heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and body temperature compared to conventional neonatal care practices. SAMPLE: The review included scientific studies on preterm infants with gestational age less than 37 weeks and/or birth weight less than 2.5 kg. The selected studies varied with regard to infant gestational age and birth weight, including extremely, very, and moderately preterm infants. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The literature review was conducted by consulting the online databases Medline and Pubmed, using keywords such as ‘Kangaroo Mother Care,’ ‘preterm infants,’ ‘physiological stability,’ ‘vital parameters,’ ‘heart rate,’ ‘respiratory rate,’ ‘oxygen saturation,’ and ‘temperature.’ RESULTS: The review found that Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has significant positive effects on several vital parameters in preterm infants. In particular, a reduction in respiratory rate and heart rate, improvement in oxygen saturation and stabilisation of body temperature were observed in infants receiving KMC compared to those receiving conventional care. However, the results on heart rate were mixed, with some studies showing a positive effect of KMC and others showing no significant differences compared to conventional care. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this review indicate that Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has a positive impact on the physiological stability of preterm infants. Despite less clear efficacy on heart rate, KMC has been shown to be safe and well tolerated, with no significant adverse effects.
PROBLEMA: I neonati prematuri, nati con un’età gestazionale inferiore a 37 settimane e/o un peso alla nascita inferiore a 2,5 kg, sono a rischio elevato di instabilità fisiologica e complicanze cliniche, tra cui ipotermia, apnea, instabilità della frequenza cardiaca e respiratoria. La Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), pratica che prevede il contatto pelle a pelle tra il neonato e la madre, è stata proposta come alternativa alle cure convenzionali per migliorare la stabilità fisiologica dei parametri vitali nei neonati prematuri. SCOPO: Lo scopo di questa revisione bibliografica è valutare l’impatto della Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) sulla stabilità fisiologica dei neonati prematuri, esaminando parametri vitali come la frequenza cardiaca, la frequenza respiratoria, la saturazione di ossigeno, e la temperatura corporea rispetto alle pratiche di cura neonatale convenzionali. CAMPIONE: La revisione ha incluso studi scientifici su neonati prematuri con età gestazionale inferiore a 37 settimane e/o peso alla nascita inferiore a 2,5 kg. Gli studi selezionati variavano per quanto riguarda l’età gestazionale dei neonati e il peso alla nascita, includendo neonati estremamente, molto, e moderatamente pretermine. MATERIALE E METODI: La revisione della letteratura è stata condotta consultando i database online Medline e Pubmed, utilizzando parole chiave come "Kangaroo Mother Care," "preterm infants," "physiological stability," "vital parameters," "heart rate," "respiratory rate," "oxygen saturation," e "temperature." RISULTATI: La revisione ha evidenziato che la Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) ha effetti positivi significativi su diversi parametri vitali nei neonati prematuri. In particolare, è stata osservata una riduzione della frequenza respiratoria e della frequenza cardiaca, un miglioramento della saturazione di ossigeno e una stabilizzazione della temperatura corporea nei neonati che ricevevano KMC rispetto a quelli sottoposti a cure convenzionali. Tuttavia, i risultati sulla frequenza cardiaca sono stati contrastanti, con alcuni studi che mostrano un effetto positivo della KMC e altri senza differenze significative rispetto alle cure convenzionali. CONCLUSIONI: I risultati di questa revisione indicano che la Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) presenta un impatto positivo sulla stabilità fisiologica dei neonati prematuri. Nono-stante l'efficacia meno chiara sulla frequenza cardiaca, la KMC si è dimostrata sicura e ben tollerata, senza effetti negativi significativi.
Kangaroo Mother Care e stabilità fisiologica nel neonato prematuro: un ponte tra cura familiare e benessere neonatale.
MALAJ, ALISEA
2023/2024
Abstract
PROBLEM: Premature infants, born with a gestational age of less than 37 weeks and/or a birth weight of less than 2.5 kg, are at high risk of physiological instability and clinical complications, including hypothermia, apnoea, heart rate and respiratory rate instabilitỳ. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), a practice involving skin-to-skin contact between infant and mother, has been proposed as an alternative to conventional care to improve the physiological stability of vital parameters in premature infants. PURPOSE: The aim of this literature review is to evaluate the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on the physiological stability of premature infants by examining vital parameters such as heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and body temperature compared to conventional neonatal care practices. SAMPLE: The review included scientific studies on preterm infants with gestational age less than 37 weeks and/or birth weight less than 2.5 kg. The selected studies varied with regard to infant gestational age and birth weight, including extremely, very, and moderately preterm infants. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The literature review was conducted by consulting the online databases Medline and Pubmed, using keywords such as ‘Kangaroo Mother Care,’ ‘preterm infants,’ ‘physiological stability,’ ‘vital parameters,’ ‘heart rate,’ ‘respiratory rate,’ ‘oxygen saturation,’ and ‘temperature.’ RESULTS: The review found that Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has significant positive effects on several vital parameters in preterm infants. In particular, a reduction in respiratory rate and heart rate, improvement in oxygen saturation and stabilisation of body temperature were observed in infants receiving KMC compared to those receiving conventional care. However, the results on heart rate were mixed, with some studies showing a positive effect of KMC and others showing no significant differences compared to conventional care. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this review indicate that Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has a positive impact on the physiological stability of preterm infants. Despite less clear efficacy on heart rate, KMC has been shown to be safe and well tolerated, with no significant adverse effects.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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