Search for dissertations about: "individualized developmental care"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words individualized developmental care.
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1. Promoting preterm infants' development and mother child interaction : newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program
Abstract : Family-centred care according to Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) has been increasingly introduced in Europe since the 1990's. The NIDCAP model provides a tool for observation and interpretation of preterm infant's behavioural cues, and includes guidelines on how to support the preterm infant's development and family. READ MORE
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2. Developmentally supportive neonatal care : a study of the newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program (NIDCAP) in a Swedish environment
Abstract : A family-centred, developmentally supportive approach to newborn intensive care, referred to as the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) has attracted considerable interest in recent years. Studies performed in North America have reported that NIDCAP improves short-term growth, decreases the need for respiratory support, decreases the length and cost of hospitalisation, and improves neurodevelopment. READ MORE
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3. Development of breastfeeding behavior in preterm infants : Behavioral and neurophysiological evidence of early competence
Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to develop a method for observation of maturational steps in preterm infants' breastfeeding behavior, test the reliability and validity of this method, describe this development and explore effects of certain infant and maternal factors on infant breastfeeding behavior. The Preterm Infant Breastfeeding Behavior Scale (PIBBS) was developed. READ MORE
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4. Genetic implications of individual intervention and neuronal dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders
Abstract : Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a group of conditions appearing in childhood, with developmental deficits that produce impairments of functioning. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common NDD with a high heritability affected by complex genetic factors, including both common and rare variants. READ MORE
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5. Risk and resilience in children born preterm : cognitive and executive functioning at 5 1/2 years of age
Abstract : We investigated the intellectual outcome of two cohorts of preterm children, born from 1988 to 1993 and 1994 to 1997, respectively. A population-based follow-up study (the Stockholm Neonatal Project) included 182 children with a birth weight of 1500 g or less (very-low-birthweight: VLBW) and a control group of 125 children born healthy at term who were examined with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale-Revised (WPPSI-R) and a neuropsychological test battery (Nepsy) at 5½ years of age ((paper I-IV). READ MORE