Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .
Randomized Controlled Trial of Kangaroo Care: Cardiorespiratory and Thermal Effects on Healthy Preterm Infants
Purpose : To determine the safety and effects on healthy preterm infants of three continuous hours of kangaroo care ( KC )  compared to st and ard NICU care  by measuring cardiorespiratory and thermal responses . Design : R and omized controlled trial — pretest-test-posttest control group design . Sample : Twenty-four healthy preterm infants ( 33–35 weeks gestation at birth ) nearing discharge . Eleven of the infants received KC ; 13 received st and ard NICU care .  Main Outcome Variables : Heart rate , respiratory rate , oxygen saturation , and abdominal skin temperature were manually recorded every minute . Apnea , bradycardia , periodic breathing , and regular breathing were captured continuously on a pneumocardiogram printout . Three consecutive interfeeding intervals ( three hours each ) on one day constituted the pretest , test , and posttest periods . Results : Mean cardiorespiratory and temperature outcomes remained within clinical ly acceptable ranges during KC . Apnea , bradycardia , and periodic breathing were absent during KC .  Regular breathing increased for infants receiving KC compared to infants receiving st and ard NICU care
Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .