Transitioning premature infants supine: State of the science

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-12

  McMullen, Sherri L ^a  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant; Premature; Prone position; Sudden infant death; Supine position

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CHILD CARE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATAL NURSING; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84871232034     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e318263781e     Document Type: Review

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