Early father-infant skin-to-skin contact and its effect on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of moderately preterm infants in China: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is an evidence-based intervention that benefits low birth weight /preterm infants. However, China’s health institutional policy inhibits parents from visiting their baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In addition, the Chinese traditional po...

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Main Authors: Qingqi Deng, Qiufang Li, Hua Wang, Huilian Sun, Xinfen Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3060-2