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The effects of skin-to-skin care on the diaphragmatic electrical activity in preterm infants

Authors: Hanna Soukka, Linda Grönroos, Juha Leppäsalo, Liisa Lehtonen

Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Publication year: 2014

Journal: Early Human Development

Journal name in source: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Journal acronym: EARLY HUM DEV

Volume: 90

Issue: 9

First page : 531

Last page: 534

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 0378-3782

eISSN: 1872-6232

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.04.014

Abstract

Conclusions: SSC is safe and it is not associated with increased neural activity of the diaphragm. On the contrary, low EAdi minimum values were registered reflecting more complete diaphragmatic de-activation between respiratory cycles. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.