Oropharyngeal Colostrum Administration in Premature Infants

Description: Colostrum secreted in the first 3-5 days was oropharyngeal administered to the intervention group by withdrawing 0.2 ml of colostrum to be taken from the mother with the help of an insulin injector every three hours before each feeding meal in accordance with the literature.In the premature infants in the intervention group in which oropharyngeal colostrum was administered, the application was performed as follows: The oropharyngeal colostrum administration technique consists of slowly inserting a sterile 1 mL syringe without a needle with the tip of the syringe into the baby's mouth along the right buccal mucosa (0.1 mL) towards the oropharynx, then moving the syringe towards the inside of the cheeks and on the tongue, and repeating the same procedure on the left buccal mucosa (0.1 mL) without removing it (slow administration in approximately 1 minute). The routine feeding procedure was then continued