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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
How can we evaluate developmental care practices prior to their implementation in a neonatal intensive care unit?
Véronique Pierrat1, Nathalie Goubet, Karen Peifer
1NICU, Jeanne de Flandres Hospital, Lille, France.
Abstract:
Developmental care is designed to allow optimal neurobehavioral development of the preterm infant. The Neonatal Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) associates various strategies and focuses on individualized, family-oriented care. Scientific evaluation of developmental care is needed. Randomized controlled trials are the basis for medical evaluation, but present some limitations for developmental care studies. Qualitative research and benchmarking could be of interest in this field of neonatal medicine.
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