| A comparison of kangaroo mother care and conventional cuddling care. | |
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PMID: 11949100 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE: To compare kangaroo mother care (KMC) and conventional cuddling care (CCC) in premature and small-for-gestational-age infants. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: Thirty mother-infant dyads in two Australian neonatal nurseries were randomly assigned to the KMC group or the CCC group. Both groups of mothers cuddled their babies for a minimum of two hours a day, five days a week while in the study, with the KMC group having skin-to-skin contact while the CCC group had contact through normal clothing. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLE: The main outcome variables were infant weight gain, temperature maintenance during KMC and CCC, and length of hospital stay. RESULTS: The results showed no difference between groups on the Parental Stress Scale (NICU) or the Parental Expectations Survey. Infants in both groups experienced equivalent maintenance of or rise in temperature while out of the incubators, equal weight gain, equal length of stay in the hospital, and equal duration of breastfeeding. |
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Authors:
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K L Roberts; C Paynter; B McEwan |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neonatal network : NN Volume: 19 ISSN: 0730-0832 ISO Abbreviation: Neonatal Netw Publication Date: 2000 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-04-12 Completed Date: 2002-05-09 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503921 Medline TA: Neonatal Netw Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 31-5 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
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School of HECS, Faculty of SITE, Northern Territory University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia 0909. kay.roberts@ntu.edu.au |
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Adult Australia Child Development Female Humans Infant Care / methods* Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature* Infant, Very Low Birth Weight* Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Male Mother-Child Relations* Probability Sampling Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Statistics, Nonparametric |
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