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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2013 Jul-Aug;32(4):274-80.
doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.32.4.274.

Skin-to-skin contact diminishes pain from hepatitis B vaccine injection in healthy full-term neonates

Raouth Kostandy  1 , Gene C Anderson, Marion Good
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Skin-to-skin contact diminishes pain from hepatitis B vaccine injection in healthy full-term neonates

Raouth Kostandy et al. Neonatal Netw. 2013 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that skin-to-skin contact (SSC) would reduce hepatitis B vaccine injection pain in full-term neonates.

Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Sample: Thirty-six mother-;neonate dyads were randomly assigned to SSC or control groups.

Main outcomes: Cry time (CT ), behavioral state (BSt), and heart rate (HR ) were measured throughout the 16-minute protocol. HR and BSt were measured every 30 seconds; CT was recorded continuously.

Results: SSC neonates cried less compared with controls (23 vs 32 seconds during injection; 16 vs 72 seconds during recovery), reached calmer BSts sooner (M = 2.8 vs M = 6.5 time points), and trended toward more rapid HR decrease. SSC as described was safe and effective and merits further testing.

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