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Klappentext Traditionally, non-medical, developmental intervention with premature infants has been a controversial topic in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). However, a small but growing band of researchers have been pushing for the acceptance of alternative interventions, such as kangaroo care and massage therapy, that do not resort to surgical or other medical practices. Edward Goldson, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Colorado, has assembled the top researchers in the field to contribute to this comprehensive volume that deals with non-medical intervention with premature infants. Nurturing the Premature Infant is the first to combine the innovative research in this growing area and present it in a single volume. Not only will it be indispensable to professionals in the field, but it will also be of interest to parents of premature infants. Zusammenfassung This book reports the work of leading researchers who have begun to use a variety of developmental interventions in the management of small infants in neonatal intensive care units. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction 1: Edward Goldson: The Environment of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2: Heidelise Als: Reading the Premature Infant 3: Craig T. Ramey and Darlene L.Shearer: A Conceptual Framework for Interventions for Low Birth weight and Premature Children 4: Tiffany Field: Infant Massage Therapy 5: Anneliese F.Korner: Vestibular Stimulation as a Neurodevelopmental Intervention with Preterm Infants: Findings and New Methods for Evaluation Intervention Effects 6: Gene Cranston Anderson: Kangaroo Care of the Premature Infant 7: Evelyn B.Thoman: The Breathing Bear and the Remarkable Premature 8: Anne Miller Sostek and Edward Goldson: Clinical Research Implications for Developmental Interventions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
