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• Acta paediatrica · Oct 2005

  Development and validation of the ABC pain scale for healthy full-term babies.

  We developed and validated a pain scale (ABC scale) for term babies based on acoustic features of crying. ⋯ The ABC scale proved to be simple and reliable for assessing pain in healthy, non-intubated term newborns.

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• Acta paediatrica · Oct 2005

  Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

  The impact of newborn bathing on the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial.

  To elucidate the impact of bathing on the prevalence of hypothermia among newborn babies exposed to the skin-to-skin (STS) care technique before and after bathing. ⋯ Bathing newborn babies shortly after birth increased the risk of hypothermia despite the use of warm water and STS care for thermal protection of the newborn.

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