The development of potentially better practices to support the neurodevelopment of infants in the NICU

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages S48-S74

  Liu, W F ^a   Laudert, S ^b   Perkins, B ^c   MacMillan York, E ^d   Martin, S ^e   Graven, S ^f  

^a Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida   (United States)

^b WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Benefis Healthcare   (United States)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Department of Pathology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Containment; Cycled lighting; Kangaroo care; Newborn; Newborn massage; Noise abatement; Non nutritive suck; Pain management; Preterm; Skin to skin contact; Sleep; Swaddling

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORADRENALIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MASSAGE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NOISE REDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; ONTOGENY; PAIN; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SLEEP PATTERN; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SENSATION;

EID: 36549017237     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211844     Document Type: Article

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