Effects of Kangaroo Care on Physiological Function of Pre-Term Infants

Authors

Kylee Kasselman, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Christine Hober, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

Objective: To determine if kangaroo care (KC) positively impacts physiological function in pre-term infants. Design: Quasi-experimental, explanatory Setting: Wesley Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Participants: Pre-term infants in the NICU, mothers, and nurses. Methods: Mothers of preterm infants will be taught proper Kangaroo Care technique. Vital signs, including heart rate, respiration rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation, will be collected at time 0, time 1, time 2, and time 3 on pre-term infants who received kangaroo care and those who did not for comparison. Results/Conclusions: Pending results and data collection.

Department/Program

Nursing

Submission Type

online only poster

DOI

10.58809/HIPD8501

Date

4-22-2020

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

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Recommended Citation

Kasselman, Kylee and Hober, Christine (2020) "Effects of Kangaroo Care on Physiological Function of Pre-Term Infants," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2020, Article 43.
DOI: 10.58809/HIPD8501
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2020/iss2020/43