Journal article
Skin-to-skin care alters regional ventilation in stable neonates
NF Schinckel, L Hickey, EJ Perkins, PM Pereira-Fantini, S Koeppenkastrop, I Stafford, G Dowse, DG Tingay
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2021
Abstract
Objective Skin-to-skin care (SSC) has proven psychological benefits; however, the physiological effects are less clearly defined. Regional ventilation patterns during SSC have not previously been reported. This study aimed to compare regional ventilation indices and other cardiorespiratory parameters during prone SSC with supine and prone position cot-nursing. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Single quaternary neonatal intensive care unit in Australia. Patients 20 infants spontaneously breathing (n=17) or on non-invasive ventilation (n=3), with mean (SD) gestational age at birth of 33 (5) weeks. Interventions Thirty-minute episodes of care in each position: supine cot care, pr..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study is supported by the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Programme (Melbourne, Australia). NFS, GD and SK were supported by a MCRI Honours Programme scholarship. DGT is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Career Development Fellowship (Grant ID 1053889) and the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. All EIT hardware was purchased by Murdoch Children's Research Institute.