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Impact of Therapeutic Touch on Newborn Vital Signs by Yossi Arab is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This study evaluated the effects of therapeutic touch on vital signs in 40 hospitalized newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. The majority of newborns were male, pre-term, and born via vaginal delivery. Respiratory distress was the main reason for hospital admission. Vital signs including heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and pain score were measured before and after therapeutic touch. All vital signs decreased significantly after therapeutic touch, partic

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Yossi Arab

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