Trial reportJournal of neonatal-perinatal medicine2013
Effects of daily kangaroo care on cardiorespiratory parameters in preterm infants.
Trial report in Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06198478 (Tandem), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Tandem: Skin-to-skin Transfer From the Delivery Room to the Neonatal Unit for Neonates Above 1500 g
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis.Pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
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- Changes in autonomic regulation due to Kangaroo care remain unaffected by using a swaddling device.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2019Trial
- Portable Bedside Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Delivery Room Reduces Length of Stay.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Simulated kangaroo care in very preterm infants does not reduce physiological instability: the COSYBABY randomised controlled cross-over trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Kangaroo Mother Care on Perfusion Index, Heart Rate, and Oxygen Saturation in Premature Infants Who were Discharged Early and Admitted to The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Control Tria.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2024Article
- Parents' and neonatal healthcare professionals' views on barriers and facilitators to parental presence in the neonatal unit: a qualitative study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Skin-to-skin transfer from the delivery room to the neonatal unit for neonates of 1,500g or above: a feasibility and safety study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Behavioural discrimination of noxious stimuli in infants is dependent on brain maturation.Pain · 2019Article
- Understanding kangaroo care and its benefits to preterm infants.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2015Review
- Psychometric Properties of the Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch Scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2015Article
- Pain management in newborns.Clinics in perinatology · 2014Review
- A Case Study of Infant Physiologic Response to Skin-to-Skin Contact After Surgery for Complex Congenital Heart Disease.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingArticle
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsKangaroo care (KC) has possible benefits for promoting physiological stability and positive developmental outcomes in preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to compare bradycardia and oxygen desaturation events in preterm infants in standard incubator care versus KC.
methodsThirty-eight infants 27 to 30 weeks gestational age were randomly assigned to 2 hours of KC daily between days of life 5 to 10 or to standard incubator care. Infants were monitored for bradycardia (heart rate <80) or oxygen desaturation (<80%). Analysis of hourly events was based on three sets of data: standard care group 24 hours daily, KC group during incubator time 22 hours daily, and KC group during holding time 2 hours daily.
resultsThe KC group had fewer bradycardia events per hour while being held compared to time spent in an incubator (p = 0.048). The KC group also had significantly fewer oxygen desaturation events while being held than while in the incubator (p = 0.017) and significantly fewer desaturation events than infants in standard care (p = 0.02).
conclusionKC reduces bradycardia and oxygen desaturation events in preterm infants, providing physiological stability and possible benefits for neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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