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Review
. 2017 Nov:49:83-86.
doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.07.003. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

Impact of skin-to-skin contact on the autonomic nervous system in the preterm infant and his mother

L Butruille  1 , A Blouin  2 , J De Jonckheere  3 , S Mur  2 , T Margez  4 , T Rakza  5 , L Storme  5
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Impact of skin-to-skin contact on the autonomic nervous system in the preterm infant and his mother

L Butruille et al. Infant Behav Dev. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Before, during and after mother-newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC), parasympathetic activity was evaluated by heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. SSC had a favorable impact on maternal and premature infant parasympathetic activities with a more pronounced response for neonates when the basal HRV values were lower, without modifications of EDIN scores, temperatures or oxygen saturation.

Keywords: Autonomic nervous system; Kangaroo care; Premature infant.

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