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 …

Nutrition of newborn infants, particularly of those born preterm, has advanced substantially
in recent years. Extremely preterm infants have high nutrient demands that are challenging …

Objective: Very preterm infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
experience alterations in sensory experiences. Defining types, timing and frequency of …

Background Preterm infants (< 37 weeks' post‐menstrual age (PMA)) are often delayed in
attaining oral feeding. Normal oral feeding is suggested as an important outcome for the …

Background Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may disrupt parent-infant
interaction with adverse consequences for infants and their families. Several family-centered …

The very preterm birth of an infant is physiologically traumatic for the infant and
physiologically and psychologically traumatic for the parents. The manner of care delivery in …

To inform changes to the Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE)
program, studies investigating sensory-based interventions in the NICU with preterm infants …

Despite the increasing attention to early life adversity and its long‐term consequences on
health, behavior, and the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, our understanding of …

Objective To evaluate the effect of an oral stimulation program in preterm on the
performance in the first oral feeding, oral feeding skills and transition time from tube to total …

The consequences of prematurity on brain functional development are numerous and
diverse, and impact all brain functions at different levels. Prematurity occurs between 22 and …