Early human development
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Early human development · Jan 2007
Salivary cortisol in preterm infants: Validation of a simple method for collecting saliva for cortisol determination.
The increased use of salivary cortisol as a biomarker of stress and/or diurnal rhythms has facilitated research of Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA)function. Saliva collection remains problematic with preterm infants. The twofold purpose of this study is to 1) establish validity of the filter paper method for saliva collection and 2) apply the filter paper method for saliva collection to preterm infants. ⋯ The filter paper method is a valid method of saliva collection that is feasible to use with preterm infants.
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Early human development · Jan 2007
Newborn skin temperature two days postpartum during breastfeeding related to different labour ward practices.
To investigate (1) the skin temperature pattern in newborns two days after birth in connection to breastfeeding and to examine (2) if the administration of epidural analgesia (EDA) and oxytocin (OT) infusion during labour influences this parameter at this point of time. ⋯ The results show that the skin temperature in newborns rises when newborns are put skin-to-skin to breastfeed two days postpartum. This effect on temperature may be hampered by medical interventions during labour such as EDA.