Is a nappy change stressful to neonates?

Early Human Development

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 669-676

  Mörelius, Evalotte ^a   Hellström Westas, Lena ^b   Carlén, Catarina ^b   Norman, Elisabeth ^b   Nelson, Nina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Infant; Neonatal intensive care; Newborn; Pain measurement; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PAIN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STRESS;

DIAPERS, INFANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SALIVA; STRESS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748036440     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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