Overview
Examines special education, early intervention, and medical subspecialties in NICU follow-up
Reviews benefits of specific neurodevelopmental examinations
Describes necessary functional components of follow-up clinics
Discusses needs and expectations for at-risk infants as interventions in the NICU evolve
Explores challenges of establishing and operating multidisciplinary clinics in an era of limited health care financing
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Relation to Early Intervention and the Medical Home
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Conclusion
Keywords
- Behavioral outcomes for at-risk infants
- Cerebral palsy and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
- Congenital anomalies and developmental follow-up for infants
- Developmental delay and developmental follow-up for infants
- Developmental outcomes for at-risk infants
- Early intervention for at-risk infants
- Early intervention for preterm infants
- Environmental risk and developmental follow-up for infants
- Follow-up clinics for at-risk infants
- HIE and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
- Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for at-risk infants
- Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) for at-risk infants
- Low birth weight and developmental follow-up for infants
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Neonatology for at-risk infants
- Neurodevelopment of at-risk infants
- Prematurebirth and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
- Preterm birth and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
- Preterm infant development
- Preterm infant behavior and development
About this book
This book examines the role of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and follow-up clinics in addressing the complex developmental, behavioral, social, and medical needs of at-risk infants through early intervention and medical subspecialties. It describes the necessary functional components of follow-up clinics and challenges in establishing and running multidisciplinary clinics in an area of difficult heath care financing. Chapters provide essential guidelines for determining which neonates will need follow-up care, evaluating for neurodevelopmental delays and medical and behavioral impairment and disability, and estimating how long intervention and further follow-up will be required. Chapters also discuss organization, staffing, funding, testing protocols, and coordination with other programs and care facilities, particularly early intervention and the medical home. In addition, the book offers best practices for fostering optimal development for individual infants and high-risk populations while raising standards for neonatal care and creating a smooth transition to appropriate subsequent care.
Topics featured in this book include:
- Developmental care in the nursery.
- Utilizing neonatal brain imaging to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes of NICU infants.
- Genetic considerations in infants with congenital anomalies.
- The HRIF clinic organization model.
- Issues common in neurodevelopmental testing of premature infants.
- The impact of environmental risks, such as parental distress and in-utero drug exposure, to infant neurodevelopment.
Reviews
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Howard Needelman, M.D., is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-director of Nebraska’s statewide NICU Follow-Up Program, TIPS (Tracking Infant Progress Statewide). He received his doctorate at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Afterward, he completed a Pediatric residency at the University of Michigan, a Neonatal/Perinatal Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati, and a Developmental Behavioral Fellowship at the University of Nebraska. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, and Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Follow-Up for NICU Graduates
Book Subtitle: Promoting Positive Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes for At-Risk Infants
Editors: Howard Needelman, Barbara J. Jackson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73275-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73274-9Published: 15 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10345-3Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73275-6Published: 27 February 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 359
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Developmental Psychology, Pediatrics, Neurosciences