Association of Parental Interactions and Therapies with Cerebral Oxygenation Variability in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Objective:  This study evaluated the association of parental interactions and therapies with cerebral oxygenation (rScO) and rScO variability in infants using near-infrared spectroscopy.

Study Design:  Prospective pilot study in clinically stable infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Infants were monitored continuously for 48 hours, and rScO during parental interactions and therapies was compared with periods of no activity.