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- Title
Meta-analysis of physiological effects of skin-to-skin contact for newborns and mothers.
- Authors
Mori, Rintaro; Khanna, Rajesh; Pledge, Debbie; Nakayama, Takeo
- Abstract
Skin-to-skin care has been adopted all over the world, although physiological changes during or after it have not been evaluated very well. The purpose of the present study was therefore to investigate whether skin-to-skin contact for newborn babies and their mothers affects body temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation of the babies.
- Publication
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 2010, Vol 52, Issue 2, p161
- ISSN
1442-200X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1442-200X.2009.02909.x