A randomised trial of continuous skin-to-skin contact after preterm birth and the effects on salivary cortisol, parental stress, depression, and breastfeeding

Early Human Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-70

  Mörelius, Evalotte ^a,b   Örtenstrand, Annika ^c   Theodorsson, Elvar ^a   Frostell, Anneli ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Paediatric Clinic   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Kangaroo Mother Care; Neonatal Care; Preterm infants; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE; AINSWORTHS SENSITIVITY SCALE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHABITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SIBLING; SINGLE PARENT; SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT; SMOKING; SPOUSE; SWEDEN; SWEDISH PARENTHOOD STRESS QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; KANGAROO CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; MALE; MOTHERS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84921294876     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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