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Holding the very low birth weight infant: skin-to-skin techniques
1Memorial Hospital, NICU, Colorado Springs, USA. terkled@hotmail.com
Neonatal Network : NN
|February 19, 2005
Abstract:
Skin-to-skin holding has been reported as a valuable intervention for preterm infants for over a decade. However, many neonatal intensive care units are not practicing this therapy and cite lack of protocols and techniques as a barrier. This article describes in detail the nursing considerations and techniques involved to successfully implement skin-to-skin holding for very low birth weight, technology-dependent infants. NICU protocols can be derived from this article.
