Acolet, Sleath, and Whitelaw63 found that infants with
chronic lung disease had improved oxygen saturation levels
during KC, and suggested that the vertical position may
result in improved pulmonary function. Gayle, Franck, and
Lund57 evaluated the responses to KC of 25 preterm infants
who had respiratory distress syndrome and who were intubated.
They also evaluated responses to KC of the infants’
parents and nurses. The nurses followed a special
protocol, which was individualized based on the recommendations
of a developmental care nurse specialist, and
usually increased the infant’s fractional inspired oxygen
(FiO2) level by 10% before the transfer to KC