The effect of body-tilting on the resting and end-exipratory position of newborn infants

Skin-to-Skin Contact Improves Gas Exchange in Premature Infants

“…Upright posture could also allow an increase in FRC by taking the weight of abdominal contents off the diaphragm. 23 Both could result in a decreased respiratory rate, increased pO 2 , and decreased pCO 2 . Infants sleep more quietly during skin-to-skin contact, which might also result in a more tranquil respiration.…”

Effect of feeding on ventilation and respiratory mechanics in newborn infants.

“…Studies which contributed to the understanding of the problem were originally related to interests in the rocking method of artificial ventilation in adults (Colville, Shugg, and Ferris, 1956) and in newborn infants (Avery and O'Doherty, 1962). Differences in the mechanics of breathing with different positions in adults have also been attributed to pressure effect from the abdominal viscera (Blair and Hickham, 1955;Attinger, Monroe, and Segal, 1956).…”