Newborn individualized developmental care: Neuroprotective care for preterm infants

Developmentally supportive care in neonatology: Correlational study of the knowledge and declared practices of professionals

“…In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), premature newborns and sick term newborns require hospitalization to receive individualized care aimed at achieving and maintaining their well-being. These children have increased neurodevelopmental risk in the form of motor, cognitive and language difficulties, and behavioral or attention disorders [ 1 , 2 ]. Thus, the care environment contains many stressors due to maternal deprivation and over-stimulation, which conflict with the demands of brain development.…”