Purpose: This QI project implemented a developmental care program to increase parental involvement in the care of their infant in the Doernbecher Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (DNICU).|Background: Premature infants account ...

The purpose of this project was to establish an Infant Driven Feeding (IDF) protocol for preterm and late preterm infants to facilitate the time to full oral feeds and reduce length of stay. In the Neonatal Intensive Care ...

Premature births are defined as a baby born before 37 weeks of gestational age. In the United States, there is a high rate of premature births. Many issues can arise from being born early. One problem of significance is ...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that affects about 40% of infants born at less than 32 weeks and is diagnosed if an infant still requires oxygen therapy at 36 weeks corrected gestational age or ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of two feeding protocols. Both feeding protocols included the implementation of oral stimulation, the use of feeding readiness cues, and a quality of nippling ...

Problem: Pain management in the NICU has remained a challenge despite advances in the field of neonatology. Repeated exposure to painful procedures in the NICU without adequate pain management is thought to be the cause ...

Problem: Preterm infants have an increased susceptibility to feeding intolerance and increased gastric residuals. With an unknown correlation between feeding intolerance and development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), ...

Parent-infant bonding may be disrupted by premature delivery and complicated by a hospital stay and medical equipment. There are a large number of studies that show early neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) interventions ...

Purpose: Necrotizing enterocolitis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, with higher mortality rates seen in the earlier gestation and lower birth ...

A central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) can be detrimental to any hospitalized patient, but neonates are especially fragile due to their immature immune system, repeated invasive procedures, and frequency ...