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Infants were randomized into three groups: (1) infants who received traditional bank or spotlight phototherapy 24 hours per day, (2) infants who received traditional phototherapy 23 hours per day and for the 24th hour lay prone on a fiberoptic phototherapy panel, and (3) infants who received traditional phototherapy 23 hours per day and for the 24th hour were given KMC with a fiberoptic phototherapy panel held against their back.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Outcome Variables:<\/jats:bold>Nonparametric statistics were used for between-group comparisons on number of days of phototherapy, daily bilirubin decrement, and bilirubin profiles over the course of phototherapy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>Groups did not differ in the number of days of phototherapy or in daily mean bilirubin decrement. The bilirubin profile for the KMC group showed a more shallow descent than did the profiles for the other groups, but a significant difference in decline was present only on day 4 of treatment (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= .05).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>This pilot work suggests that KMC using a fiberoptic panel during phototherapy may be safe, but further study is needed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1891\/0730-0832.20.5.41","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,5,8]],"date-time":"2012-05-08T07:47:57Z","timestamp":1336463277000},"page":"41-48","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Kangaroo Mother Care During Phototherapy: Effect on Bilirubin Profile"],"prefix":"10.1891","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Susan","family":"Ludington-Hoe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joan","family":"Swinth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"793","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2001,8,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"1","first-page":"582","article-title":"Assessment and management of hematologic dysfunction","volume-title":"In Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing: A Physiologic Perspective","author":"N. 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