Reliability and Effectiveness of an Infant Positioning Assessment Tool to Standardize Developmentally Supportive Positioning Practices in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Association of Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth With the Incidence of Knee and Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis

“…LBW and preterm birth may result in abnormal hip development because these babies are born early and the acetabulum is underdeveloped (21,22). Postdelivery, the hips are extended rather than being maintained in a flexed and abducted in utero position (28,29). This altered hip position may potentially be responsible for an increased incidence or severity of acetabular dysplasia.…”

“…This altered hip position may potentially be responsible for an increased incidence or severity of acetabular dysplasia. If this is proven to contribute to the development of hip OA, then modifying hip position through postural support (28,29) and perhaps the use of double diapers (30) may be beneficial for babies born with LBW or preterm, and they may need to be targeted for screening and early treatment of hip dysplasia. As the number of LBW and preterm births is increasing, if they are proven to be at increased risk of hip OA, the impact of proactive strategies to reduce hip OA, such as the prevention of obesity (31), will be greater.…”

Effects of prone and supine positioning on gastric residuals in preterm infants: A time series with cross-over study

“…It has been reported that positioning plays an important role when providing developmental care to preterm infants whose neuromotor system is immature (Picheansathian et al, 2009). Evidence supports that developmental care has a positive effect on preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (Byers, 2003;Coughlin et al, 2010;VandenBerg, 2007). Appropriate positioning, such as turning when feeding, not only facilitates feeding tolerance, but also contributes to the stability of preterm infants' neuromotor system and promotes self-regulation (Picheansathian et al, 2009).…”

The Effectiveness of Developmentally Supportive Positioning on Preterm Infants' Pain Response at Neonatal Intensive Care Units

“…Developmental positioning is an intervention that has been proven to improve postural, physiologic and musculoskeletal outcomes as well as improve sleep states of preterm infants [15,16]. Although the IPAT is an available valid and reliable tool, there have been limited published researches that used it, and little is known about how to improve the developmental positioning proficiency of the nurses providing the care at NICU [12].…”

“…Tool (1) [15] as a teaching tool to standardize developmental supportive positioning practices in the NICU. It is a six-items tool with cumulative scores ranging from 0 to 12.…”