Salivary cortisol as a biomarker of stress in mothers and their low birth weight infants and sample collecting challenges

Background: Salivary cortisol measurement is a non-invasive method suitable for use in neonatal research. Mother-infant separation after birth represents stress and skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has numerous benefits. The aim of the study was to measure salivary cortisol in mothers and newborns before...

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Main Authors: Ranković-Janevski Milica, Đorđević-Vujičuć Ana, Maglajić-Đukić Svjetlana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia, Belgrade 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1452-8258/2016/1452-82581602118R.pdf