As a part of their routine care, full term newborns face many painful procedures immediately
after birth and during the first couple days of life. Skin-to-Skin Contact (SSC) has been …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several promising non-pharmacological interventions
have been developed to reduce acute pain in preterm infants including skin-to-skin contact …

Purpose To identify contextual as well as individual (personal and professional) factors
influencing the practice of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) by nurses as a pain management …

Background Strong evidence suggests that maternal-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is
effective in reducing behavioural responses to pain. Given the multi-sensory benefits of …

Background: Pain management for term newborns undergoing clustered painful procedures
has not been tested. Kangaroo Care (chest-to-chest, skin-to-skin position of infant on …

Objectives To systematically review the literature regarding the effectiveness of different
positioning methods for procedural pain relief in neonates admitted to the Neonatal …

Background Newborns are exposed to painful interventions during medical procedures. Aim
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of postpartum skin-to-skin contact (SSC) on …

Aims The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability of methods that increase trial
inclusion in meta‐analyses, and the level of evidence for skin‐to‐skin contact for procedural …

Methods In this update review, authors used a standard search strategy of the Cochrane
Neonatal Review group to search research databases and other sources for randomised …

Nonpharmacological interventions are important alternatives for pain relief during minor
procedures in preterm neonates. Skin-to-skin contact or kangaroo mother care is a human …