Kangaroo Care as Analgesic for Preterm Infants Undergoing Heel Sticks
More than half a million infants are born preterm each year in the United States. Preterm infants often undergo many painful procedures starting minutes after birth. A preterm infant may have as many as 10 painful procedures in a 24 hour period. The experience of pain leads to negative physiological...
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The University of Arizona.
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146071 |