Handling Preterm Infants in Hospitals: Stimulating Controversy About Timing of Stimulation
Gorski P, Huntington L, Lewkowicz D. Handling Preterm Infants in Hospitals: Stimulating Controversy About Timing of Stimulation. Clinics In Perinatology 1990, 17: 103-112. PMID: 2318011, DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(18)30592-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm infantsPreterm infants' heart rateHospitalized preterm infantsTactile stimulationInfant heart rateCentral nervous system organizationTiming of stimulationLow PO2 levelsCaregiver interventionsPhysiologic effectsHeart rateBrain growthNervous system organizationInfantsBaseline periodPO2 levelsStimulationBradycardiaCurrent reportUnderlying vulnerabilityPhysiologic trendsMost instancesBest predictorHospital