Increase in Oxytocin From Skin-to-Skin Contact Enhances Development of Parent-Infant Relationship.

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Abstract

To examine changes that occur in infant and parent salivary oxytocin (OT) and salivary cortisol (SC) levels during skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and whether SSC alleviates parental stress and anxiety while also supporting mother-father-infant relationships.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Biol Res Nurs

Title: Biological research for nursing

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 1552-4175

ISSN (Print): 1099-8004

Publication date (Electronic): January 2018

Volume: 20

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] 1 School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.

[2 ] 2 Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.

[3 ] 3 NIDCAP Federation International, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

[4 ] 4 Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Manchester, CT, USA.

[5 ] 5 Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA.

[6 ] 6 Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.

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DOI: 10.1177/1099800417735633

PubMed ID: 29017336

SO-VID: c874a975-5855-41e2-ae6a-b5d7ca2b9066

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Keywords: premature infant,oxytocin,kangaroo care,skin-to-skin contact

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Keywords: premature infant, oxytocin, kangaroo care, skin-to-skin contact

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