The discipline of neonatology is recognizing that “best practices ” and “standards of care ” are necessary to improve outcomes of critically ill newborns.1 Numerous studies demonstrate that environmental conditions in an Intensive Care Unit can have significant effects on outcome. For caregivers, environment influences their work performance, satisfaction and health.2-4 For patients, the physical envi-ronment can have a profound effect on rate of recovery and development. While these observations are best documented in adult patients, physical and environ-mental conditions also affect the outcome of critically ill newborns
The trend toward single-room neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is increasing; however scientific...
Context: Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC) is a key strategy to improve child survival, especially ...
In healthcare environments, elements like nature, daylight and sound have been found to significantl...
“In the planning and designing of new communities, housing projects, and ur-ban renewal, the planner...
Technical advances and improvements in ohstetrics and neonatal care have been mainly responsible for...
The relationship between maternal mental health and infant development has been established in the l...
Occupational therapists consider occupation to be tasks and activities a person partakes in e.g. fee...
The preterm and sick infant experiences a hostile environment in the neonatal care setting as comp...
This study reports on the degree to which NICU facilities adhere to research findings and expert rec...
Hospitalised newborn infants may be stressed due to inappropriate sensory stimuli and early separati...
Advances in neonatal intensive care have dramatically increased the survival rate of infants born pr...
From World Health Organization data, the prevalence of hearing impairment among infants varies betwe...
This brief summarizes evidence of nursing’s effects on NICU outcomes and recommends policies to bols...
Nature, daylight and sound: A sensible environment for the families, staff and patients of neonatal ...
Respiratory distress continues to be the most common causes for admission to a neonatal intensive ca...
The trend toward single-room neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is increasing; however scientific...
Context: Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC) is a key strategy to improve child survival, especially ...
In healthcare environments, elements like nature, daylight and sound have been found to significantl...
“In the planning and designing of new communities, housing projects, and ur-ban renewal, the planner...
Technical advances and improvements in ohstetrics and neonatal care have been mainly responsible for...
The relationship between maternal mental health and infant development has been established in the l...
Occupational therapists consider occupation to be tasks and activities a person partakes in e.g. fee...
The preterm and sick infant experiences a hostile environment in the neonatal care setting as comp...
This study reports on the degree to which NICU facilities adhere to research findings and expert rec...
Hospitalised newborn infants may be stressed due to inappropriate sensory stimuli and early separati...
Advances in neonatal intensive care have dramatically increased the survival rate of infants born pr...
From World Health Organization data, the prevalence of hearing impairment among infants varies betwe...
This brief summarizes evidence of nursing’s effects on NICU outcomes and recommends policies to bols...
Nature, daylight and sound: A sensible environment for the families, staff and patients of neonatal ...
Respiratory distress continues to be the most common causes for admission to a neonatal intensive ca...
The trend toward single-room neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is increasing; however scientific...
Context: Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC) is a key strategy to improve child survival, especially ...
In healthcare environments, elements like nature, daylight and sound have been found to significantl...