The Impact of Holding on Stress and Bonding in Mother-Infant Pairs During Therapeutic Hypothermia

Mothers will be assisted with holding their infants (and the cooling blanket) for a single 30-minute period, with the use of a thin foam barrier for thermal protection. Mothers and infants will not be skin-to-skin.

Saliva will be collected from infants (via syringe suction) and mothers (via passive drool), and tested for levels of cortisol and oxytocin

Saliva will be collected from Mothers and infants, and vital sign information will be collected from infants in the same manner as the Holding intervention, with the exception of having mother's hold their infants.