INS and Neonatal sepsis: Infant touch is defined as the gentle stimulation of an infant’s body within the normal physiologic range of motion in a systematic application of touch, stroking, rubbing, kneading and stretching.1,12 It has been indicated that infant touch boosts vagal and gastric activity, elevates serum insulin levels and positively affects neurological and brain development, while at the same time reducing the risk of neonatal sepsis and relieving neonatal stress.13-16 However, further research is needed to verify the desirable effects of applying infant touch in the clinical care of preterm infants.