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Identification of parental stressors in an Australian neonatal intensive care unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Author version made available in accordance with the publisher's policy.Aims: This study explored the types and levels of stress in parents with infants in a South Australian NICU, and identifies the psychometric properties of the Parental Stressor Scale:
Mannix, Trudi Gaye, Sweet, Linda Phyllis
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Kidney volume-to-birth weight ratio as an estimate of nephron endowment in extremely low birth weight preterm infants

open access: yesScientific Reports
In humans, nephrogenesis is completed by 32–36 weeks gestation, with a highly variable total number of nephrons, ranging from 200,000 to over 2 million. Premature birth disrupts the development and maturation of the kidneys, leading to a reduction in the
Gabriele Villani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of parents, nurses, and physicians on neonatal intensive care practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To identify satisfaction with neonatal intensive care as viewed by parents and healthcare professionals and to explore similarities and differences between parents and healthcare professionals.
Duivenvoorden, H.J. (Hugo)   +3 more
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Essential Components of Child Neurology Training: Program Director Consensus Recommendations

open access: yesAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We aimed to develop a program director–derived model of essential components of child neurology residency training. Methods All 79 child neurology residency programs in the United States were invited to submit a block diagram with 48 months of required rotations, the minimum clinical requirement across all approved pathways.
Danny Rogers   +36 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of maternal voice on pain during placement of peripherally inserted central catheter in neonates

open access: yesFrontiers in Pain Research
BackgroundPeripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) are a necessary procedure for preterm newborns care. Despite the use of analgesic treatments, its insertion can be painful.
Audrey Flours   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic changes during cardiac regeneration in the axolotl

open access: yesDevelopmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The axolotl is a prominent model organism of heart regeneration due to its ability to anatomically and functionally repair the heart after an injury that mimics human myocardial infarction. In humans, such an injury leads to permanent scarring. Cardiac regeneration has been linked to metabolism and the oxygenation state, but so far,
Anita Dittrich   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case study of intuition and design: Building a tool for parents of premature babies and the nursing staff who care for them [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The paper presents a research-based study project conveyed by Media Lab Helsinki in 2007–2008. During the process, the design team constructed a unique audiovisual tool that provides emotional support in coping with the challenges of a premature birth ...
Raami, Asta
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Dynamics of postnatal bone development and epiphyseal synostosis in the caprine autopod

open access: yesDevelopmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Bones develop to structurally balance strength and mobility. Bone developmental dynamics are influenced by whether an animal is ambulatory at birth. Precocial species, which are ambulatory at birth, develop advanced skeletal maturity in utero and experience postnatal development under mechanical loading.
Christopher J. Panebianco   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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