Research Article

Skin-to-Skin Care by Mother vs. Father for Preterm Neonatal Pain: A Randomized Control Trial (ENVIRON Trial)

Table 1

Comparison of PIPP scores by groups at various time points.

VariableKMC by mother, , mean (SD)KMC by father, , mean (SD) value

0 minute
 GA0.67 (0.50)0.67 (0.50)Not applicable
 BS2.29 (0.84)1.97 (1.07)
 HR0.05 (0.21)0.02 (0.13)
 OS0 (0)0 (0)
 BB0.13 (0.33)0.20 (0.41)
 ES0.03 (0.18)0.09 (0.29)
 NF0.03 (0.18)0.06 (0.24)
 PIPP3.20 (1.12)3.02 (1.29)
1 minute
 GA0.67 (0.51)0.67 (0.51)>0.999
 BS2.05 (0.70)1.81 (0.77)0.08
 HR1.23 (0.53)1.14 (0.66)0.38
 OS0.16 (0.37)0.11 (0.31)0.44
 BB1.53 (1.21)1.53 (1.14)>0.999
 ES1.47 (1.26)1.52 (1.15)0.83
 NF1.48 (1.26)1.48 (1.15)>0.999
 PIPP8.59 (4.27)8.27 (4.08)0.66
5 minutes
 GA0.67 (0.51)0.67 (0.51)>0.999
 BS2.28 (0.79)2.09 (0.87)0.20
 HR0.28 (0.45)0.34 (0.60)0.51
 OS0 (0)0.03 (0.25)0.32
 BB0.28 (0.58)0.38 (0.58)0.36
 ES0.14 (0.47)0.20 (0.51)0.47
 NF0.14 (0.47)0.22 (0.52)0.37
 PIPP3.80 (1.40)3.94 (1.99)0.65

PIPP: premature infant pain profile; GA: gestational age; BS: behavioral state; HR: heart rate; OS: oxygen saturation; BB: brow bulge; ES: eye squeeze; NF: nasolabial fold.