Effect of Skin-to-Skin Holding on Stress in Mothers of Late-Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Haifa Abou Samra1, Janet Dutcher, Jacqueline M McGrath

  • 1The University of South Dakota (Dr Samra); Avera Mckennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Dr Dutcher, Mss Foster, Klein, and Wallenburg); School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (Dr McGrath); and South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota (Dr Djira and Ms Hansen).

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