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Parent-Training with Kangaroo Care Impacts Infant Neurophysiological Development & Mother-Infant Neuroendocrine Activity.

Hardin JS, Jones NA, Mize KD, Platt M

Infant behavior & development24 Jan 2020Cited by 45 (Europe PMC)

PMID31986315 (opens in a new tab)PMCIDPMC9258786 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.infbeh.2019.101416 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-31986315
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Results from this study1

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In mother-infant dyads, kangaroo care training produced moderate to large increases in the body's own oxytocin levels.

    In plain wordsIn mothers and infants, kangaroo care raised the body's own oxytocin levels.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseOxytocin levels in mother-infant dyads
    Study

    n = 33

    Outcome group
    Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    KC produced moderate to large increases in oxytocin levels; and 3) KC yielded moderate decreases in cortisol reactivity.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    A randomized control trial was conducted to investigate the effects of skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest contact (kangaroo care, KC) in mother-infant dyads on patterns of infant brain activity and associated mother-infant neurohormone releases.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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