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Evid Based Nurs 4:75 doi:10.1136/ebn.4.3.75
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Review: certain types of developmental care result in some benefits for preterm infants

(2000) Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4). Symington A, Pinelli J. . Developmental care for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.. ;. :CD001814 (latest version 28 July 2000)..


 
 QUESTION: Does developmental care (ie, interventions designed to modify the neonatal intensive care unit [NICU] environment and thereby minimise the stress experienced by preterm infants) reduce adverse outcomes in preterm infants?

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Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966 to July 2000), CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library; English language conference and symposia proceedings from 1990 to July 2000; bibliographies of retrieved articles; and by contacting experts.

Study selection

Randomised trials were included if they compared elements of developmental care with routine nursery care in infants <37 weeks gestation. Interventions of interest were positioning, clustering of nursery care …

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