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There is increasing recognition that parents play a critical role in promoting the health
outcomes of low birthweight and preterm infants. Despite a large body of literature on …

Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …

Objective To 1) define predictors of parent presence, any holding, holding in arms, and skin-
to-skin care in the NICU and 2) investigate the relationships between parent participation …

Both babies and their parents may experience a stay in the newborn intensive care unit
(NICU) as a traumatic or a 'toxic stress,'which can lead to dysregulation of the hypothalamic …

Prematurity is associated with an increased risk of long-term health and
neurodevelopmental problems. Key perinatal and neonatal factors that affect these …

Background and Objectives: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) benefits preterm infants' health
through increasing breastfeeding, but the longitudinal effects of KMC remain unknown. This …

Neurodevelopmental impairment is a common and important long-term morbidity among
infants with congenital heart disease (CHD). More than half of those with complex CHD will …

Abstract In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a technical report on
the lifelong effects of early toxic stress on human development, and included a new …

There is increasing evidence of ongoing changes occurring in short-term and longterm
motor and language outcomes in the preterm population. In addition, there is increased …