Effect of Skin-to-Skin Holding on Stress in Mothers of Late-Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 354-364

  Samra, Haifa Aabou ^a   Dutcher, Janet ^a   McGrath, Jacqueline M ^a   Foster, Meghan ^b   Klein, Linda ^c   Djira, Gemechis ^a,d   Hansen, Julie ^a,d   Wallenburg, Deborah ^a   Dowling, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; holding; kangaroo care; late preterm; mother; premature; RCT; skin to skin holding; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942306547     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000223     Document Type: Article

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