Environmental stress and salivary cortisol levels in preterm infants
Cortisol levels are elevated in infants <28 weeks gestation but do not correlate with NISS scores. NISS scores are inversely related to gestational age, likely reflecting increased exposure to interventions and invasive procedures for the smallest infants.
Authors
- Vitaliya Boyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0209-3354)
- H. M. Jolley
- Zaidat Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5869-9817)
- Birgit Weinberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7084-946X)
- Joanna Fishbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-1639)
- Gabrielle DeAbreu
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (US)
- Hofstra University (US)
- Cohen Children's Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3233/npm-230178
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22