Abstract
Objective
To assess the effects of nursing intervention-first bath on NB crying and sleep.
Methods
Randomized controlled clinical trial conducted at the joint accommodation of the University Hospital of the state of Espírito Santo (Brazil). Sample consisted of 33 full-term infants. The experimental group of 18 NBs received the nursing intervention-first bath technique. The dependent variables were the presence of crying and sleep time after the NB’s bath. First bath intervention was defined as an independent variable. The control variables related to the NB were: gestational age; birth weight; weight before bath; weight loss; neonatal pain; saturation; vital signs; room temperature; water temperature; bath time; and time of body care by form after 24 hours of birth. We used the Brazelton Sleep and Wake Status Assessment Scale, the NIPS scale for assessing neonatal pain.
Results
The NBs in the study intervention group slept for about 180 minutes, did not cry during the experiment, and the neonatal pain scale assessment was lower.
Conclusion
Nursing intervention-first bath may improve NBs’ behavioral state. REBEC number: U1111-1239-4388
Crying; Sleep; Pain; Infant care; Infant, newborn