Nurturing the Premature Infant: Developmental Intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care NurseryEdward Goldson Traditionally, non-medical, developmental intervention with premature infants has been a controversial topic in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). However, a small but growing band of researchers have been pushing for the acceptance of alternative interventions, such as kangaroo care and massage therapy, that do not resort to surgical or other medical practices. Edward Goldson, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Colorado, has assembled the top researchers in the field to contribute to this comprehensive volume that deals with non-medical intervention with premature infants. Nurturing the Premature Infant is the first to combine the innovative research in this growing area and present it in a single volume. Not only will it be indispensable to professionals in the field, but it will also be of interest to parents of premature infants. |
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... babies -- had birthweights less than 2,500 g ( Guyer et al . , 1995 ) . The proportion of very low birthweight ( VLBW ) babies , those weighing less than 1,500 g , was 1.3 % in 1993. If one considers the more precise vital statistics ...
... babies -- had birthweights less than 2,500 g ( Guyer et al . , 1995 ) . The proportion of very low birthweight ( VLBW ) babies , those weighing less than 1,500 g , was 1.3 % in 1993. If one considers the more precise vital statistics ...
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... baby's own respiratory efforts . Moreover , these infants may need to be restrained for fear they will disconnect themselves from the ventilator or cause an intravenous line to malfunction . To stay warm , an infant may be placed in an ...
... baby's own respiratory efforts . Moreover , these infants may need to be restrained for fear they will disconnect themselves from the ventilator or cause an intravenous line to malfunction . To stay warm , an infant may be placed in an ...
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... babies in the NICU . The amount of interaction the preterm infants had with caretakers was a function of the infants ' initial medical complications and degree of prematurity rather than their current state of health . The level of ...
... babies in the NICU . The amount of interaction the preterm infants had with caretakers was a function of the infants ' initial medical complications and degree of prematurity rather than their current state of health . The level of ...
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Contents
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2 Reading the Premature Infant | 18 |
3 A Conceptual Framework for Interventions with Low Birthweight Premature Children and Their Families | 86 |
4 Infant Massage Therapy | 102 |
Findings and New Methods for Evaluating Intervention Effects | 111 |
6 Kangaroo Care of the Premature Infant | 131 |
7 The Breathing Bear and the Remarkable Premature Infant | 161 |
8 Clinical Research Implications for Developmental Interventions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | 182 |
Index | 193 |
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