The Stockholm Neonatal Family-Centered Care Study: Effects on salivary cortisol in infants and their mothers

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 575-581

  Mörelius, Evalotte ^a   Broström, Eva Berggren ^b   Westrup, Björn ^b   Sarman, Ihsan ^b   Örtenstrand, Annica ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Neonatal care; Parent infant child interaction; Stress; Twins

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; DIAPERS, INFANT; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SALIVA; TWINS;

EID: 84861707583     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.12.033     Document Type: Article

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