Implementation of safe sleep practices in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 862-866

  Hwang, S S ^a,b,c   O'Sullivan, A ^c   Fitzgerald, E ^c   Melvin, P ^a   Gorman, T ^a,b,d   Fiascone, J M ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c South Shore Hospital   (United States)

^d ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; POSITIONING DEVICE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SAFE SLEEP PRACTICE; SLEEP; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES; BED; EDUCATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MASSACHUSETTS; NEWBORN NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREMATURITY; STANDARDS;

BEDDING AND LINENS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MASSACHUSETTS; NEONATAL NURSING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SLEEP;

EID: 84942992149     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.79     Document Type: Article

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