Study on the Impact of Developmental Care on the Growth, Development and Sleep Quality of Premature Infants

Objective: To explore the positive role of developmental care measures in promoting the growth and development of premature infants, and analyze their specific effects on improving the sleep duration and quality of premature infants. Methods: A total of 80 premature infants who met the inclusion criteria were selected by convenient sampling method and divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 40 cases in each group. The experimental group received comprehensive nursing intervention of developmental care during the nursing process; the control group adopted the traditional conventional nursing model. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in various physical indicators between the two groups of premature infants before nursing intervention. After nursing intervention, the scores of intellectual development level, psychomotor development index and various physical indicators of premature infants in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: The implementation of developmental care for premature infants can significantly improve their various developmental indicators, which can not only effectively promote the rapid development of premature infants’ mental and physical growth, but also improve their sleep quality.