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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... responses and cues . Chapter 3 , by Ramey and Shearer , presents a theoretical framework for con- ceptualizing risk and early intervention during and after the NICU hospital- ization . They consider risk as a probabilistic concept that ...
... responses and cues . Chapter 3 , by Ramey and Shearer , presents a theoretical framework for con- ceptualizing risk and early intervention during and after the NICU hospital- ization . They consider risk as a probabilistic concept that ...
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... responses to his physiologic and behavioral cues . That is to say , the infant is exposed to stimuli or procedures to which he may not be ready or able to adapt . However , the human fetus and premature infant , despite an often tenuous ...
... responses to his physiologic and behavioral cues . That is to say , the infant is exposed to stimuli or procedures to which he may not be ready or able to adapt . However , the human fetus and premature infant , despite an often tenuous ...
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... response to a bright light . By 30-34 weeks a fetus's eyes open and fixate briefly and the lids close immediately when ... responses ( heart rate and respirations ) when stimulated by such stimuli ( Prechtl et al . , 1979 ; Rose , 1983 ...
... response to a bright light . By 30-34 weeks a fetus's eyes open and fixate briefly and the lids close immediately when ... responses ( heart rate and respirations ) when stimulated by such stimuli ( Prechtl et al . , 1979 ; Rose , 1983 ...
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... response to infant behavior . It is reported that in a 2 - week period an infant might be cared for and handled by more than 10 different nurses in addition to physicians , respiratory therapists , laboratory and radiology technicians ...
... response to infant behavior . It is reported that in a 2 - week period an infant might be cared for and handled by more than 10 different nurses in addition to physicians , respiratory therapists , laboratory and radiology technicians ...
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... response to the infants ' cues rather than the caregivers ' medical attention — was variable . Infants who did display ... responses to social interactions . The sicker babies had considerably more difficult times than did the healthier ...
... response to the infants ' cues rather than the caregivers ' medical attention — was variable . Infants who did display ... responses to social interactions . The sicker babies had considerably more difficult times than did the healthier ...
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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