Autonomic responses of premature newborns to body position and environmental noise in the neonatal intensive care unit

Conclusion: The prone position and manual restraint position increased both parasympathetic activity and the complexity of autonomic adjustments in comparison to the supine position, even in the presence of higher environmental noise than the recommended level, which tends to increase sympathetic activity.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research