Abstract Purpose of Review Preterm birth is the leading cause of death worldwide in
children< 5 years of age; however, technology and advances in medical knowledge are …

Noise exposure is a major cause of hearing loss in adults. Yet, noise affects people of all
ages, and noise-induced hearing loss is also a problem for young people. Sensorineural …

Materials and Methods: Dosimeters were used to record the acoustic environment in open
and private room settings of a large hospital NICU. Heart and respiratory rate data of three …

Noise and environmental problems are significant issues that affect human beings through
the triggering of various stressors, including biological, chemical, physical, and …

Every year in the United States, more than 300,000 infants are admitted to neonatal
intensive care units (NICU) where they are exposed to a chemical-intensive hospital …

Background: In 2014, more than 10% of all births in the United States were preterm (born at<
37-weeks' gestation). These high-risk infants will often spend weeks to months within the …

Introduction Preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are at higher risk of
poor neurodevelopmental and sensory outcomes. There is interest in establishing whether …

Parents who have infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) experience
high levels of stress, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However …

Objective The main objective of this article is to define perceptions of health care
professionals regarding current use of sensory-based interventions in the neonatal intensive …

Aim: This research study aims to determine nurses' alarm fatigue (AF) levels in paediatric
critical care units in two governmental hospitals and to examine the significant differences in …