SALIVARY CORTISOL RESPONSES IN PRETERM INFANTS

使用血浆皮质醇的测量来确定对 对成人、儿童和婴儿的应激事件进行了调查。 很少有研究记录早产儿的血浆皮质醇水平。 而且没有人记录下唾液皮质醇的水平。早产儿 经历生理和行为上的频繁程序 压力很大。采集唾液以确定皮质醇反应 可以增加我们对早产儿对压力的反应的了解 程序。

The use of measurements of plasma cortisol to determine responses to stressful events has been investigated in adults, children and infants. Few studies have documented levels of plasma cortisol in preterm infants and none have documented levels of salivary cortisol. Preterm infants experience frequent procedures which are physiologically and behaviorally stressful. The acquisition of saliva to determine cortisol response could add to our understanding of preterm infants' responses to stressful procedures.