Swaddling: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Van Sleuwen, Bregje E ^a   Engelberts, Adèle C ^b   Boere Boonekamp, Magda M ^c   Kuis, Wietse ^a   Schulpen, Tom W J ^d   L'Hoir, Monique P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Maaslandziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d Paediatric Association of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental dysplasia of the hip; Sudden infant death syndrome; Swaddling; Systematic review; Traditional care

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; BODY POSTURE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWADDLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; AROUSAL; BEDDING AND LINENS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CRYING; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MOTOR SKILLS; PAIN; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RICKETS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 35148815617     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2083     Document Type: Review

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