The Effect of Oral Feeding Model With a Chronobiological Approach in Neonates

Circadian fluctuations in breast milk content are very important in preterm infants fed with breast milk. The composition of breast milk changes throughout the day. There is no randomized controlled study in the literature suggesting that breast milk should be matched to the infant's circadian. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Chronobiological Nutrition Model application on the sleep characteristics and physiological conditions of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. It is aimed to increase the sleep duration and depth of infants, shorten the crying periods and increase the quality of nursing practices by circadian matching with breast milk in the feeding of preterm infants.