Comforting touch in the very preterm hospitalized infant: An integrative review

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 349-365

  Smith, Joan Renaud ^a,b  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Massage; Neonatal intensive care; Preterm; Tactile stimulation; Touch

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; STIMULATION; TOUCH;

HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MASSAGE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 84873607064     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e31826093ee     Document Type: Review

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