Skin to skin care in the neonatal intensive care unit: more data regarding seriously ill infants are badly needed. Commentary on Heimann et al.: Impact of skin to skin care, prone and supine positioning on cardiorespiratory parameters and thermoregulation in premature infants (Neonatology 2010;97:311-317).
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Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. bohnhorst.bettina@mh-hannover.de
D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016684:Prone Position / Q000502:physiology; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D016683:Supine Position / Q000502:physiology; D014110:Touch