Enhanced kangaroo mother care for heel lance in preterm neonates: a crossover trial
C C Johnston, F Filion, M Campbell-Yeo, C Goulet, L Bell, K McNaughton and J Byron
Journal of Perinatology (2009) 29, 51–56
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 pain in preterm neonates.
Conclusion: The sensorial stimulations from skin-to-skin contact that include tactile, olfactory sensations from the mother are sufficient to decrease pain response in premature neonates.
