Infant handling in the NICU: Does developmental care make a difference? An evaluative review of the literature

Title

Infant handling in the NICU: Does developmental care make a difference? An evaluative review of the literature

Creator

Kathrine L. Peters

Date

1999

Author

Kathrine L. Peters

Note

Source type: scholarlyjournals; Object type: Article; Object type: Feature; Copyright: Copyright Aspen Publishers, Inc. Dec 1999; DOCID: 46732364; PCID: 1076584; PMID: 35925; ProvJournalCode: JPNN; AccNum: 20278835

ISSN

08932190

Abstract Note

Infant handling and disruptions in the neonatal intensive care unit are environmental stressors over which nurses have the most control. Two of the major goals of developmental care are individualizing care by decreasing infant disruptions and handling by caregivers, and modulating or attenuating infant responses to the care they receive.

Date

1999

Issue

3

Journal Abbreviation

J.Perinat.Neonatal Nurs.

Pages

83-109

Publication Title

Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing

Title

Infant handling in the NICU: Does developmental care make a difference? An evaluative review of the literature

URL

http://sfx.scholarsportal.info/ottawa?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&genre=article&sid=ProQ:ProQ%253Anursing&atitle=Infant+handling+in+the+NICU%253A+Does+developmental+care+make+a+difference%253F+An+evaluative+review+of+the+literature&title=Journal+of+Perinatal+%2526+Neonatal+Nursing&issn=0893-2190&date=1999-12-01&volume=13&issue=3&spage=83&au=Peters%252C+Kathrine+L&isbn=&jtitle=Journal+of+Perinatal+%2526+Neonatal+Nursing&btitle=

Volume

13

Collection

Citation

Kathrine L. Peters, “Infant handling in the NICU: Does developmental care make a difference? An evaluative review of the literature,” Training site - test instance, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/training/items/show/170.

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