49 SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT FOR VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS
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Skin to skin contact for very low birthweight infants and their mothers.
Separation between mothers and very low birthweight infants is often prolonged with subsequent psychological distress, behaviour problems, and lactation failure. Babies as small as 700 g, who no longer require oxygen, can be safely and enjoyably held naked, except for a nappy, between the mother's breasts for up to four hours a day. We have carried out a randomised trial among babies less than ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198808000-00075