Early Intervention for Preterm Infants and Their Mothers A Systematic Review

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2021, Pages E69-E82

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Kurtz, Melissa ^c   Lee, Shih Yu ^b   Liu, Huaping ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

early intervention; neonatal intensive care; premature infants; randomized controlled trial; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY;

AFTERCARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84912016988     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: 15505073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000065     Document Type: Review

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