Infant handling in the NICU: Does developmental care make a difference? An evaluative review of the literature

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 83-109

  Peters, Kathrine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Developmental care; Evidence based practice; Infant handling; Infant, newborn; Infant, premature; Neonatal nursing; NICU; Research based practice; Responses to environment; Stress

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TOUCH;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NEONATAL NURSING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 0033288003     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-199912000-00008     Document Type: Article

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