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Impact Of Parent Presence On Stress In Infants In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Susan M. Horner
Impact Of Parent Presence On Stress In Infants In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Susan M. Horner
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The purpose of this study was to examine potential relationships between cumulative stress exposure in infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), as measured using a resting salivary cortisol level at NICU discharge, and the amount (hours per week) or frequency (days per week) of parent presence and skin-to-skin care (SSC). This descriptive study was conducted via a secondary analysis of a dataset representing 78 NICU families from a tertiary level NICU in the Midwest. Median length of stay was 33 days, and a resting salivary cortisol level collected at one month of age was used for infants not discharged …