TY - JOUR T1 - Neonatal Parent Baby Interaction Programme does not affect mental or psychomotor development of preterm infants at corrected age 2 years JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 22 LP - 23 DO - 10.1136/ebn1022 VL - 13 IS - 1 AU - Mary Margaret Gottesman Y1 - 2010/02/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/13/1/22.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Johnson S, Whitelaw A, Glazebrook C, et al. Randomized trial of a parenting intervention for very preterm infants: outcome at 2 years. J Pediatr 2009;155:488–94.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science The preterm infant birth rate continues to rise in the USA, particularly the late preterm infant birth rate.1 Improvements in developmental and behavioural outcomes for preterm infants have not kept pace with improvements in survival rates.2 Even late preterm infants have multiple developmental morbidities.3 Research has demonstrated the negative impact of preterm birth on the quality of parenting that preterm infants receive and on later physical and mental disability in infants.4Intervention studies providing education and support to enhance the quality of parenting that preterm infants receive have demonstrated at least some shortterm improvements in developmental outcomes after discharge.5 Early interventions within the intensive care environment have been less numerous, particularly parent-focused, educational interventions.6 Prevention efforts … ER -