Aim: To determine the feasibility and effect size of kangaroo care (KC) for pain from heel
lance in preterm neonates provided by either the infant's mother (MKC) or an unrelated …

Objective: To test if enhancing maternal skin-to-skin contact, or kangaroo mother care (KMC)
by adding rocking, singing and sucking is more efficacious than simple KMC for procedural …

Objective To test paternal vs maternal kangaroo care (KC) to reduce pain from heel lance.
Design Randomized crossover design. Setting Three university-affiliated level III neonatal …

Background: The heel-lancing procedure is a common tissue damaging procedure routinely
performed in premature neonates and causes pain. Therefore, efforts should be made to …

Background Skin-to-skin contact, or kangaroo mother care (KMC) has been shown to be
efficacious in diminishing pain response to heel lance in full term and moderately preterm …

Aim Research on alternative female Kangaroo care (KC) has been hampered by high
maternal refusal rates. We assessed the efficacy of Kangaroo mother care (KMC), alternative …

Objective To test the efficacy of maternal skin-to-skin contact, or kangaroo care (KC), on
diminishing the pain response of preterm neonates to heel lancing. Design A crossover …

Background Preterm infants' repeated exposure to painful procedures may lead to negative
consequences. Thus, non-pharmacological pain management is essential due to …

Objective To appraise critically and to synthesize existing Maternal Kangaroo Care (MKC)
intervention studies for neonatal procedural pain. Methods Four electronic databases were …

AIM This study aimed to evaluate effects of kangaroo care on pain relief in premature infants
during painful procedures. Design A meta‐analysis. Methods Eight databases (Cochrane …