Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Effects of Kangaroo Mother Care in the NICU on the Physiological Stress Parameters of Premature Infants: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs.
- Comfort and nursing care
- Delivery room and stabilisation
- Developmental care and positioning
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Nursing
- Pain and comfort
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Thermoregulation
Summary
This meta-analysis of twelve randomised controlled trials compares kangaroo mother care with standard incubator care in preterm infants on the NICU. The outcomes were physiological stress parameters: oxygen saturation, body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate. Kangaroo care was associated with a lower respiratory rate and was judged safe, with possible effects on other stress parameters. The authors note clinical heterogeneity and call for further research on stress and development in preterm infants.
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