Effects of Olfactory and Gustatory Stimulus on the Nutrition of Premature Babies

"Premature newborns allocated to the intervention group will receive olfactory and taste stimuli immediately before feeding through an oral/nasal gastric tube.~In the intervention group, the taste stimulus will be carried out through a drop of milk administered directly to the tongue of the premature baby if he is awake, if the newborn is sleeping the milk will be placed on his lips.~The olfactory stimulus will be offered through a drop of milk using a cotton swab, positioned close to the premature baby's nostrils as close as possible without touching them, immediately before the tube diet."

In the control group, the taste stimulus will be done through a drop of double-distilled water on a cotton swab, then administered directly to the tongue of the premature baby if he is awake, however, when he is sleeping, the drop of water will be deposited on his lips. The olfactory stimulus in the control group will be carried out with a drop of double-distilled water using a cotton swab, positioned close to the nostrils as close as possible without touching them, immediately before carrying out the tube diet.