*Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre
†Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
‡Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
§Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
#School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
¶Nova Scotia Health, Halifax
∥Rankin School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
A.H., C.W., J.D., B.B., M.C.-Y. contributed to the study conception and design. M.C.-Y. led the study data collection. A.H. and C.W. carried out data analyses. The first draft of the manuscript was written by A.H. C.W., J.D., B.B., M.C.Y. discussed and interpreted the results and provided feedback on the manuscript. All authors approved the final version.
The Trial of Repeated Analgesia with Kangaroo Mother Care was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ontario, Canada (CIHR) (244640/2011-7517); Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Nova Scotia, Canada (MED-MAT-2011-7517) and Mayday Fund, New York, NY.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Reprints: Marsha Campbell-Yeo, PhD, MN, NNP-BC, RN, IWK Health Centre, 5850/5980 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3K 6R8 (e-mail: [email protected]).