Ruth,

Not sure if this is tangental but the literature on kangaroo care and
studies done in Brazil show that premies held upright in skin to skin
contact fare better in regulating the breathing and heart rates than their
counterparts in incubators.


Kangaroo care: research results, and practice implications and guidelines.
    Ludington-Hoe SM,     Thompson C,     Swinth J,     Hadeed AJ,
Anderson GC. 

Results of two studies of the effects of 2 to 3 hours of kangaroo care (KC),
one a randomized trial of 25 premature infants in open-air cribs and the
other a pilot of 6 premature infants who were at least 24 hours
postextubation, who were cared for in incubators are reviewed. Both studies
incorporated a pretest/posttest control group design. Heart rate and
abdominal skin temperature rose for KC infants during KC. Heat loss did not
occur during KC, and infants slept more during KC. Kangaroo care had a
comforting effect on infants and their mothers. Apnea and periodic breathing
episodes dropped during KC for incubator infants. Suggestions and guidelines
for selection of infants and practice based on these studies are presented.

PMID: 8114658 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 

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