ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2024
Inpatient Skin-to-skin Care Predicts 12-Month Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants.
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- Insurance and early racial disparities in skin-to-skin care during NICU hospitalization.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Association Between Neonatal Pain Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Influence of skin to skin contact on cardiac indices and cerebral perfusion-oxygenation in severely asphyxiated infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Inpatient skin-to-skin care in infants with congenital kidney failure: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Surrogate skin-to-skin care: the "donor milk" of kangaroo mother care.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Promoting bonding and secure attachment in the NICU to improve parent-infant mental health: recommendations for clinical practice.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Care Across Contexts: Patterns of Caregiver-Infant Engagement in Spanish- and English-Speaking Families of Preterm Infants.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Parents of Premature Infants Value Early Skin-to-Skin Care: A 10-Year Survey in France.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- From Hospital to Home: Continuity Between Skin-to-Skin Care and Later Verbal Engagement in Infants Born Preterm.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Different Patterns of Cortical Electrical Activity by Tactile, Acoustic and Visual Stimuli in Infants: An EEG Exploratory Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessing the Impact of a NICU Book Cart on Staff and Caregiver Speech to Very Preterm Infants.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Skin-to-Skin Holding in Relation to White Matter Microstructure in Infants Born Preterm.Neurology · 2025Observational
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- The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Establishment of a Ronald McDonald House on Skin-to-Skin Times in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Skin-to-skin holding in relation to white matter connectivity in infants born preterm.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Listening to mom in the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized trial of increased maternal speech exposure on white matter connectivity in infants born preterm.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Efficacy analysis of comprehensive rehabilitation therapy based on the Gesell developmental schedules among infants with global developmental delay of different ages: a retrospective study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- The Power of Early Experience: Neonatal Skin-To-Skin Care Mitigates SES-Related Disparities in Developmental Outcomes.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant StudiesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between inpatient skin-to-skin care rates and neurodevelopmental scores measured at 12 months in very preterm (VPT) infants. STUDY
designFrom a retrospective review of medical records of 181 VPT infants (<32 weeks gestational age [GA] at birth), we derived skin-to-skin care rate, ie, total minutes of skin-to-skin care each infant received over the number of days of hospital stay. We used scores on the Capute Scales from routine follow-up assessments at 12 months to measure neurodevelopmental outcomes.
resultsFamilies averaged approximately 17 minutes/day of skin-to-skin care (2 days/week, 70 minutes/session), although there was substantial variability. Variation in skin-to-skin rate was positively associated with outcomes at 12 months corrected age (r = 0.25, P < .001). Skin-to-skin rate significantly predicted 6.2% unique variance in 12-month neurodevelopmental outcomes, after adjusting for GA, socioeconomic status (SES), health acuity, and visitation frequency. A 20-minute increase in skin-to-skin care per day was associated with a 10-point increase (0.67 SDs) in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 months. GA and infant health acuity did not moderate these relations.
conclusionVPT infants who experienced more skin-to-skin care during hospitalization demonstrated higher scores on 12-month neurodevelopmental assessments. Results provide evidence that skin-to-skin care confers extended benefits to VPT infants through the first year of life. Skin-to-skin care offers promise as a family-centered intervention designed to promote positive developmental outcomes in at-risk infants.
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