No. strict bed rest in the hospital for pregnant women with preeclampsia does not appear to lower rates of perinatal mortality, neonatal mortality, or neonatal morbidity, including preterm birth, endotracheal intubations, or neonatal intensive care unit (NICu) admissions (strength of recommendation: B, based on 2 randomized controlled trials [rCT] and extrapolations from 2 rCTs of pregnant pati...

Abstract Background Mother experiences variety of stressors related to premature birth, baby’s medical condition, unpleasant neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment and intuit liability the infant. Identifying factors that causes stress may be useful in assisting health personnel understanding their importance improving quality care. Objective study is assess levels mothers whose neonat...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the stress experienced by parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the infant and parent characteristics that resulted in different stress responses, and the characteristics that were predictive of stress. METHOD The Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was used to measure the stress of 162 parents. A Parent/Infant Demographic sheet ...

BACKGROUND Medication is the most common health-care intervention, and the errors arising out of its usage are potentially an avoidable cause of iatrogenic injuries. There are reports of medication errors from neonatal emergency setups. AIMS To study the medication errors of ordering, dispensing and administering in neonates admitted for emergency care and to compare the errors occurring in t...

background & aim: high levels of anxiety in mothers after the birth of a premature infant and its negative effects and consequences on the infant and the family indicate the necessity of performing an intervention for them. this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of neonatal intensive care unit orientation program on the anxiety of premature infants’ mothers in shahrekord . methods & ma...

background: this study aimed to determine the impact of an empowerment program on maternal stress. materials and methods: during may 2009–may 2010, this quasi‑experimental study was performed in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) of shahid akbarabadi, rasoul‑e‑akram, and aliasghar hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences (iran). the program consists of an educational c...

We can learn what is achievable with current technologies by comparing our neonatal intensive care unit outcomes with others. Because neonatal intensive care units may vary with respect to their case-mix, risk adjustment is essential to making fair comparisons in any research that does not equalize risks through randomization. Risk adjustment first requires strict definition of each specific ou...

Nursing care of the neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is complex, due in large part to various physiological challenges. A newer and less well-known physiological consideration is the neonatal microbiome, the community of microorganisms, both helpful and harmful, that inhabit the human body. The neonatal microbiome is influenced by the maternal microbiome, mode of infant birth,...

Infectious Diseases in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a comprehensive collection of infectious disease topics in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) written by different experts. The chapters cover a broad range of interest, from the development of the immune system to diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of various infectious diseases ...

Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face many challenges to their health and survival. The combination of stress, pain, isolation from parents, aversive stimuli and multiple caregivers in the NICU can intensify their challenges. To address from a music therapy perspective some of the negative effects of the NICU on premature infants, I conducted a pilot study at MCP Hahnemann Hos...