Skin-to-skin care in neonatal intensive care units in the Nordic countries: A survey of attitudes and practices

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1140-1146

  Olsson, Emma ^a   Andersen, Randi D ^b   Axelin, Anna ^c   Jonsdottir, Rakel B ^d   Maastrup, Ragnhild ^e,f   Eriksson, Mats ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kangaroo mother care; Neonatal care; Newborn infant; Skin to skin care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ICELAND; KANGAROO CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ICELAND; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84867101431     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02802.x     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Nyqvist K, Anderson G, Bergman N, Cattaneo A, Charpak N, Davanzo R, et al., State of the art and recommendations. Kangaroo mother care: application in a high-tech environment. Acta Paediatr 2010; 99: 812-9.
2. Conde-Agudelo A, Belizán JM, Diaz-Rossello J,. Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011; 3: Art. No.: CD002771. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002771. pub2.
3. Ludington-Hoe S, Morgan K, Aboulefettoh A,. A Clinical Guideline for Implementation of Kangaroo Care With Premature Infants of 30 or More Weeks' Postmenstrual Age. Adv Neonatal Care 2008; 8 (Suppl. 3): S3-23.
4. Johnston C, Filion F, Campbell-Yeo M, Goulet C, Bell L, McNaughton K, et al., Kangaroo mother care diminishes pain from heel lance in very preterm neonates: A crossover trial. BMC Pediatrics 2008; 8: doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-13.
5. Kashaninia Z, Sajedi F, Rahgozar M, Noghabi FA,. The effect of kangaroo care on behavioral responses to pain of an intramuscular injection in Neonates. J Spec Pediatr Nurs 2008; 13: 275-80.
6. Feldman R, Eidelman AI, Sirota L, Weller A,. Comparison of skin-to-skin (kangaroo) and traditional care: parenting outcomes and preterm infant development. Pediatrics 2002; 110: 16-26.
7. Eriksson M, Carvalho Lamy Z, Tingvall M, Anderzén-Carlsson A,. Parent's experience of providing skin-to-skin care to their newborn infant. A metastudy. Acta Paediatr 2010; 99 (Suppl. 462): 101-2.
8. Franck LS, Bernal H, Gale G,. Infant holding policies and practices in neonatal units. Neonatal Netw 2002; 21: 13-20.
9. Bergh AM, Arsalo I, Malan AF, Patrick M, Pattinson RC, Phillips N,. Measuring implementation progress in kangaroo mother care. Acta Paediatr 2005; 94: 1102-8.
10. Engler AJ, Ludington-Hoe SM, Cusson RM, Adams R, Bahnsen M, Brumbaugh E, et al., Kangaroo care: national survey of practice, knowledge, barriers, and perceptions. MCN-Am J Matern Child Nurs 2002; 27: 146-53.
11. Biostatistics FnCaDoCEa. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for an optimal use of the Kangaroo Mother method in preterm and/or low birthweight infants. Bogota: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2007.
12. Committee on Fetus N. Levels of Neonatal Care. Pediatrics 2004; 114: 1341-7.
13. Wild D, Grove A, Martin M, Eremenco S, McElroy S, Verjee-Lorenz A, et al., Principles of good practice for the translation and cultural adaptation process for Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) measures: report of the ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation. Value Health 2005; 8: 94-104.
14. World Health Organisation. Kangaroo mother care: a practical guide. Geneva: WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research, 2003, ISBN 9241590351.
15. Ludington-Hoe SM,. Thirty years of Kangaroo Care science and practice. Neonatal Netw 2011; 3: 357-62.
16. Blomqvist YT, Nyqvist KH,. Swedish mothers' experience of continuous Kangaroo Mother Care. J Clin Nurs 2010; 20: 1472-80.
17. Nyqvist K, Anderson G, Bergman N, Cattaneo A, Charpak N, Davanzo R, et al., Towards universal Kangaroo Mother Care: recommendations and report from the First European conference and Seventh International Workshop on Kangaroo Mother Care. Acta Paediatr 2010; 99: 820-6.
18. Franck LS, Cox S, Allen A, Winter I,. Measuring neonatal intensive care unit-related parental stress. J Adv Nurs 2005; 49: 608-15.
19. Latva R, Korja R, Salmelin RK, Lehtonen L, Tamminen T,. How is maternal recollection of the birth experience related to the behavioral and emotional outcome of preterm infants? Early Hum Dev 2008; 84: 587-94.
20. Moore ER, Anderson GC, Bergman N,. Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007; 3: Art. No.: CD003519. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003519.pub2.
21. Anderson GC, Chiu SH, Dombrowski MA, Swinth JY, Albert JM, Wada N,. Mother-newborn contact in a randomized trial of kangaroo (skin-to-skin) care. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2003; 32: 604-11.
22. Wallin L,. Knowledge translation and implementation research in nursing. Int J Nurs Stud 2009; 46: 576-87.
23. Westrup B, Stjernqvist K, Kleberg A, Hellstrom-Westas L, Lagercrantz H,. Neonatal individualized care in practice: a Swedish experience. Semin Neonatol 2002; 7: 447-57.
24. Kaaresen PI, Ronning JA, Tunby J, Nordhov SM, Ulvund SE, Dahl LB,. A randomized controlled trial of an early intervention program in low birth weight children: Outcome at 2 years. Early Hum Dev 2008; 84: 201-9.
25. Axelin A, Kauppila W, Ahlqvist-Björkroth S, Boukydis Z, Lehtonen L, The Influence of the Close Observation and Collaboration (CLOC) Training Program on the Caring Practices of NICU Staff. Tampa, FL: Congress abstract, The 25th Annual Gravens Conference, 2012.
26. Bahtsevani C, Willman A, Stoltz P, Ostman M,. Experiences of the implementation of clinical practice guidelines-interviews with nurse managers and nurses in hospital care. Scand J Caring Sci 2010; 24: 514-22.
27. Kitson A, Harvey G, McCormack B,. Enabling the implementation of evidence based practice: a conceptual framework. Qual Health Care 1998; 7: 149-58.
28. Greisen G, Mirante N, Haumont D, Pierrat V, Pallás-Alonso CR, Warren I, et al., Parents, siblings and grandparents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit A survey of policies in eight European countries. Acta Paediatr 2009; 98: 1744-50.
29. United Nations. Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York, NY: United Nations, 1989.
30. Levin A,. Humane neonatal care initiative. Acta Paediatr 1999; 88: 353-5.