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A collaborative "THRIVE Fetus to Five" neonatal brain program review.

Lina Chalak¹, Margaret K Hoge², June Hu²

¹UT Southwestern, Parkland and Childrens Health, Dallas, TX, USA. Lina.chalak@utsouthwestern.edu.

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Specialized follow-up care for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates improves neurodevelopmental outcomes. Integrating multi-disciplinary primary care with specialty services ensures comprehensive support from infancy through adulthood.

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Area of Science:

Neonatal care
Developmental pediatrics
Integrated healthcare models

Background:

Vulnerable infants post-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) discharge require specialized monitoring for neurodevelopmental impairment and chronic conditions.
Advances in obstetric care enable earlier identification of high-risk fetuses, necessitating personalized interventions from prenatal stages through postnatal care.
Current follow-up often involves fragmented visits focused narrowly on neurodevelopment and growth.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the benefits of an integrated, multi-disciplinary primary care model for at-risk infants.
To describe a cohesive follow-up system combining primary care with specialty services for optimal infant outcomes.
To highlight a 'Fetus to Five' program prioritizing comprehensive and efficient care for infants' developmental trajectories.

Main Methods:

Embedding personalized medicine into a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary primary care framework.
Integrating specialty clinic services into a cohesive follow-up system.
Collaborative, multi-specialist approach across the infant's medical journey.

Main Results:

Significant benefits for at-risk infants through an integrated approach.
Maximized potential for optimal care and outcomes via cohesive, multi-disciplinary follow-up.
Efficient and comprehensive meeting of each child's needs, fostering thriving developmental outcomes and family satisfaction.

Conclusions:

Comprehensive, integrated care models significantly benefit Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates.
Lifespan support for NICU graduates, extending into adolescence and adulthood, is crucial for sustained optimal health and developmental outcomes.
Expanding access to such integrated programs is key for the future of neonatal follow-up care.