Infant assessment and reduction of sudden unexpected postnatal collapse risk during skin-to-skin contact

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-33

  Ludington Hoe, Susan M ^a   Morgan, Kathy ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infant assessment; Kangaroo care; Newborn infants; RAPP tool; Skin to skin contact; Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894454415     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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