As survivable outcomes among patients with complex congenital heart disease (cCHD)
have continued to improve over the last several decades, more attention is being dedicated …

Sleep is a crucial factor for the psychological and physiological well-being of any human
being. In Neonatal Intensive Care Units, preterm newborns' sleep may be at risk due to …

Unbuffered stress levels may negatively influence preterm-infants' autonomic nervous
system (ANS) maturation, thus affecting neurobehavior and psycho-emotional development …

Importance Infants with complex congenital heart disease (cCHD) may experience
prolonged and severe stress when undergoing open heart surgery. However, little is known …

Importance Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO) examination for retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP) is a well-known cause of repeated preterm infant stress. Objective To …

Background Individualized family-centered developmental care (IFDC) is considered the
standard of care for premature/medically fragile newborns and their families in intensive …

Background Preterm infants are uniquely vulnerable to early toxic stress exposure while in
the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and also being at risk for suboptimal …

Numerous studies showed that factors influencing fetal development and neonatal period
could lead to lasting alterations in the brain of the offspring, in turn increasing the risk for …

Los recién nacidos prematuros (RNP), en especial los extremos, requieren ser atendidos en
las dis tintas unidades existentes en los servicios de neonatología. Además de procurar la …

Background: Infants and families requiring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care often
experience significant stress and trauma during the earliest period of the infant's life, leading …