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Area of Science:

  • Neonatal research
  • Speech-language pathology
  • Pediatric development

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  • Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) present unique language environments for infants.
  • Infant language exposure is crucial for cognitive and linguistic development.
  • Variations exist in language exposure based on infant visit frequency and caregiver presence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a language intervention on adult word counts (AWC) for Cuddlers (infant caregivers) and parents.
  • To compare Cuddler and parent interaction times with nurse-care times.
  • To assess differences in language exposure between low-visit and high-visit infant groups in the NICU.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective pilot cohort intervention study involving 12 low-visit and 17 high-visit parent-infant pairs.
  • 16-hour baseline (R1) and post-intervention (R2) recordings were obtained.
  • Bivariate analyses and negative binomial regressions were employed to analyze linguistic data.

Main Results:

  • Cuddler adult word counts (AWC) were similar to high-visit parents and significantly higher than nurse-care times.
  • Within the low-visit group, hourly AWCs increased significantly when Cuddlers were present compared to absent.
  • Non-significant increases in AWC/h were observed for Cuddlers and high-visit parents post-intervention.

Conclusions:

  • NICU language environments differ significantly between low-visit and high-visit infants.
  • Cuddlers play a vital role in increasing infant language exposure within the NICU setting.
  • Targeted language interventions can enhance linguistic input for hospitalized infants.