Midwifery basics. Infant feeding: Breastfeeding premature babies [PDF]
, 2013 ‘Infant feeding’ is the twelfth series of ‘Midwifery basics’ targeted at practising midwives. The aim of these articles is to provide information to raise awareness of the impact of the work of midwives on women’s experience and encourage midwives to
Marshall, Joyce
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The Care of Premature Infants [PDF]
American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1939 THE fate of the premature infant l depends on a number of factors, among which are the health of the mother during pregnancy, the degree of the infant's immaturity at birth, and the care that is received by the infant after birth. Methods of caring for premature infants have been determined largely on a trial-and-error basis rather than on a scientific
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Prevalence of Late Preterm and Early Term Birth in Portugal
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2016 Introduction: Late preterm birth (defined as birth between 34 and 36 complete weeks’ gestation) and early term birth (defined as birth between 37 and 38 complete weeks’ gestation) have become a topic of recent discussion as the morbidity associated with
Joana Goulão Barros +2 more
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Effect of reducing sensory and environmental stimuli during hospitalized premature infant sleep
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2015 OBJECTIVETo compare the total sleep time of premature infant in the presence or absence of reducing sensory and environmental stimuli in the neonatal unit.METHODLongitudinal study in a Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit of a public hospital in Sao Paulo ...
Kelly Cristina Sbampato Calado Orsi +6 more
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Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context [PDF]
, 2016 The purpose of this longitudinal qualitative descriptive study was to explore American Indian (AI) mothers’ perceptions of parenting their premature infants over their first year of life in the context of their culture, including the birth and ...
Theodorou, Christina S. +3 more
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Neonatal Nightingales: Live Parental and Neonatal Nurse Infant-Directed Singing as a Beneficial Intervention for the Health and Development of Infants in Neonatal Care [PDF]
, 2012 A Project submitted in partial fulfilment of the assessment requirements for the award of MA MusicologyIt is the aim of this study to establish live neonatal nurse and parental infant-directed singing as a potentially efficacious intervention that is ...
Barnell, Ruby
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Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2017 Since the introduction of vaccines, the impact of vaccinations has been immeasurable. Under the current immunization guidelines, infants receive the first of their routine infant vaccinations at 2 months of age.
Yuhang Sun, Surya N. Mundluru, Alice Chu
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Factors Related to the Development of Premature Infants at 12 and 24 Months Age: A Prospective Study [PDF]
Child Health Nursing Research, 2018 Purpose: This prospective study aimed to examine the development of premature infants at 12 and 24 months and to explore the factors related to their development.
Kyung-Sook Bang, Hyun-Ju Kang
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The Relationship between Parental Socioeconomic Status and Mortality in Premature Infants in Hospitals [PDF]
International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2015 Introduction: Measuring the patient mortality rate is the most important indicator for the evaluation of healthcare capabilities in intensive care units in hospitals and health systems.
Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini +2 more
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Mother-infant interaction in premature infants at three months after nursery discharge
, 2003 Both the immature and disorganized behaviour of the premature infant and the psychosocial or socioeconomic factors \ud which adversely affect a mother’s responsiveness to her premature infant can jeopardize the mother-infant relationship.
Mohay, Heather A. +5 more
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