Infants in the NICU undergo many painful procedures and literature supports KMC as an
effective intervention to diminish pain however, it is not used routinely in NICUs. The …

Background: Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant, commonly referred to as
Kangaroo Care (KC), has demonstrated efficacy as a pain-relieving strategy for infants, yet, it …

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 …

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 …

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

Background: Kangaroo care (KC) improves bonding and neonatal health outcomes
worldwide. However, concerns for patient safety, interrupted workflow, and parent readiness …

Preterm neonates hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit undergo frequent painful
procedures daily, often without pain treatment, with associated long-term adverse effects …

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 …

Kangaroo Care (KC) has been recommended as a pain-reducing strategy in neonates;
however, KC has not been widely used to minimize procedural pain caused in part by …