Effects of decreasing maternal separation of under 6-month old infants directly before and after surgery on allostatic load and outcomes : a randomised control trail [i.e. trial]

The current understanding is that infants below six months old do not show separation anxiety (Bretherton, 1985). The objective of the study was to measure the evidence of stress using heart rate variability and impedance cardiograph as indicators of autonomic nervous system activation in order to determine whether decreasing maternal separation of under 6-month-old infants directly before and after surgery decreases their stress experience. The hypothesis was a mother’s presence makes a difference to the autonomic response to stress in infants under six months old undergoing elective hernia surgery.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Nursing and Midwifery

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Ssenyonga, Lydia V N

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Coetzee, Minette
• Bergman, Nils

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6058

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6058