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SUBMITTER: Garfield CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5117660 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct/Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Garfield Craig F CF Simon Clarissa D CD Rutsohn Joshua J Lee Young S YS
The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing 20161001 4
Lower testosterone during the transition to new parenthood is considered beneficial to help parents better engage with their infants. No data currently exist studying salivary testosterone of parents with infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) during the transition to home. We examine testosterone levels for parents of very low-birth-weight infants, including links between salivary testosterone and infant factors (such as breast-feeding), psychosocial stress, and changes over time.Test ...[more]