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Effect of Cobedding Twins on Coregulation, Infant State, and Twin Safety Kathryn M. Hayward, C. Celeste Johnston, Marsha L. Campbell-Yeo, Sheri L. Price, Shauna L. Houk, Robin K. Whyte, Susan D. White, and Kim E. Caddell
Correspondence Kathryn Hayward School of Nurisng, Dalhousie University, 5869 University Avenue, PO Box 15000, Haliax, NS, Canada, B3H 3J5.
[email protected] Keywords cobedding coregulation preterm twin multiples infant sleep neonatal RCT
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of cobedding on twin coregulation and twin safety. Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Setting: Two university affiliated Level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Participants: One hundred and seventeen sets (N = 234) of stable preterm twins (