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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
Care with child development and André Bullinger's special look at prematurity
Mônica Regina da Silva Raiol1, Sylvie Viaux Savelon2, Marcia Maria Dos Santos de Moraes3
1Universidade Paris 7, Paris, França.
Objective:
To assess different ways of caring for preterm infants' development and for their families in neonatal units, with emphasis on the studies by André Bullinger.
Data Source:
A review of the literature in the databases PubMed, SciELO, and the Cairn.info portal, which publishes reviews in human sciences in French. Also, the books and articles of André Bullinger, available only in French, were reviewed.
Data Synthesis:
This review includes the Kangaroo Method, which is based on skin to skin contact and the encouragement of breastfeeding; the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), based on the Synaptic Developmental Theory and aiming to positively change the neonatal environment, having the preterm newborn as the actor of their own development and the mother as a regulator; and the Bullinger Approach, which uses a sensory-motor perspective to approach child development, including preterm infants' development.
Conclusions:
The Kangaroo Method has changed child developmental care in countries with limited financial resources. NIDCAP was shown to be efficient, although only a few long-term studies have been conducted on the subject. The Bullinger Approach is well diffused in European neonatal units, with promising results for the prevention of neurodevelopmental disabilities, especially those related to orality.
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