Co-bedding versus single-bedding premature multiple-gestation infants in incubators.

Objective: To compare the physiological stability and behavioral effects of co-bedding with those of single-bedding premature multiple-gestation infants in incubators as well as the psychological effects on their parents.

Design: Prospective, randomized, repeated measure.

Participants: Convenience sample of 16 infants and 8 parents in the co-bedded group, and 21 infants and 11 parents in the control group.