Randomized controlled trial of Family Nurture Intervention in the NICU: Assessments of length of stay, feasibility and safety

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Welch, Martha G ^a,b   Hofer, Myron A ^a,b   Stark, Raymond I ^a   Andrews, Howard F ^a,c   Austin, Judy ^c   Glickstein, Sara B ^d   Ludwig, Robert J ^a   Myers, Michael M ^a,b   Afifi, Ladan ^a   Bechar, Amy ^a   Beebe, Beatrice S ^a   Brunelli, Susan A ^a   Carnazza, Kathryn E ^a   Chang, Christine Y ^a   Farrell, Patricia A ^a   Fiedor, Ewelina S ^a   Karim, Qais ^a   Kofman, Shanna ^a   Koukaz, Yasmine A ^a   McKiernan, Mary T ^a   Fifer, William P ^a   Sopterian, Sorana ^a   Bateman, David A ^a   Grieve, Phillip G ^a   Lorenz, John M ^a   Polin, Richard A ^a   Sahni, Rakesh ^a   Merle, David P ^c   Hane, Amie A ^e   more..

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d EB Sciences   (United States)

^e WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Length of stay; NICU; Nurture; Premature infant; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY NURTURE INTERVENTION; FEEDING DIFFICULTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DIAPER; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; KANGAROO CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTHER; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; ODOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SAFETY; SEPSIS; TOUCH; TWINS; EDUCATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FAMILY RELATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84884472383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-148     Document Type: Article

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