Skin-to-Skin Contact Improves Gas Exchange in Premature Infants

Evaluating the Effect of First Skin to Skin Contact Father with Premature Infants Admitted to their Anxiety

Introduction: The birth of a premature baby shocks parents a lot. Although fathers also experience high levels of anxiety, they have received little attention and research. In order to focus on family care, this study was conducted to determine the effect of the first skin contact of fathers with premature infants hospitalized on their anxiety in the neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: This...

Parental oxytocin responses during skin-to-skin contact in pre-term infants.

OBJECTIVE Maternal skin-to-skin contact (M-SSC) has been found to reduce adverse consequences of prematurity, however, its neurobiological mechanisms have been unknown. The purpose of the study was to examine oxytocin mechanism in modulating parental stress and anxiety during M-SSC and P-SSC (paternal SSC) with their pre-term infants. METHODS Twenty-eight stable pre-term infants and their par...

Skin-to-Skin Contact After Cesarean Delivery

Prognosis of Full-Thickness Skin Defects in Premature Infants

BACKGROUND In the extremities of premature infants, the skin and subcutaneous tissue are very pliable due to immaturity and have a greater degree of skin laxity and mobility. Thus, we can expect wounds to heal rapidly by wound contraction. This study investigates wound healing of full-thickness defects in premature infant extremities. METHODS The study consisted of 13 premature infants who ha...

Development of skin barrier function in premature infants.

Histologic analysis suggests that epidermal development is complete in utero at approximately 34 wk gestational age. Infants born more prematurely have elevated rates of both transepidermal water loss and transcutaneous heat loss, and have difficulty maintaining homeostasis. The underdeveloped integument is also a portal of entry for infection and the percutaneous uptake of toxins. Previous mea...