Beneficial effects of postnatal skin-to-skin contact

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 272-273

  Kennell, John H ^a,b   McGrath, S K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Mother infant; Skin to skin; Swaddling; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BODY TEMPERATURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SKIN; STRESS; TOUCH;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; SKIN; TOUCH;

EID: 0037249713     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310009158     Document Type: Review

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