Acta paediatrica
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Alternative female kangaroo care for procedural pain in preterm neonates: a pilot study.
To determine the feasibility and effect size of kangaroo care (KC) for pain from heel lance in preterm neonates provided by either the infant's mother (MKC) or an unrelated alternate female (AFKC). ⋯ The difference between nonrelated females and the mother in decreasing pain response is small, although not negligible. Given the high refusal rate, nonrelated females are a less desirable alternative to mothers than fathers.