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Student Activities
  1. Arrange to visit a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) if possible. Interview an experienced neonatal nurse.
    • Talk about common complications of prematurity.
    • Ask how this particular unit incorporates developmentally supportive approaches to the care of infants. How have these techniques contributed to outcomes?
    • Ask about how families are involved in the care of the infants. Is there an opportunity for rooming in? If so, how do families appear to benefit from the rooming-in experience?
    • Ask what type of education is offered to parents/families. Who provides this education?
    • Ask when early intervention programs are typically initiated. How are these programs coordinated with families?
  1. Arrange to spend time in a high-risk neonatology follow-up clinic. Interview a neonatologist or a primary care pediatrician.
    • What type of outcomes does the clinic see as premature patients grow and develop? What factors are contributing to these outcomes? Discuss specifically some types of developmental disabilities that may result and the relationship between birth weight and outcomes.
    • What additional types of services, therapy, or care help children who were born prematurely reach their full potential?



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