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This article examines the literature pertaining to the interactions of parents and their infants in neonatal intensive care. The discussion centers on variables that may affect these interactions. These variables include factors present in the physical environment of the neonatal intensive care unit and factors related to the status of the infant and the emotional state of the parents. Implications for service delivery and research are discussed based on the literature reviewed.

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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Children with developmental disabilities are at high risk for malnutrition. Severe nutritional problems can be prevented through routine screening, timely assessment, and appropriate intervention. This article outlines the process of nutritional screening to identify children with potential problems, describes the components of a comprehensive nutritional assessment for the disabled child, and presents nutritional intervention strategies for five problems common in the disabled population: poor growth and failure to thrive, overweight and obesity, feeding problems, constipation, and drug-nutrient interactions.

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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Cooperation between the medical care and early intervention communities is essential to the successful implementation of Public Law 99–457. This article describes how hospitals and community–based early intervention programs function along six contrasting dimensions, and it presents ways to design collabo–rations that take into account the functional dynamics of each setting. Increasingly, intervention with families emphasizes working with–not against–the family's functioning style. Similarly, collaboration between institutions is enhanced by examining and understanding organizational style

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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Dynamic models of development in infants are described within the context of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment. Clinical studies of the effects of NICU developmental intervention, which relate to movement parameters and behavioral state, are analyzed. Implications of the reviewed studies for neonatal developmental treatment planning and NICU intervention are discussed. Recommendations for research designs and instrumentation for future studies of infant movement will be offered in Part II appearing in the next issue.

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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Cerebral palsy is a static, central nervous system disorder variably manifested by spasticity, dystonia, athetosis, weakness, persistent primitive reflexes, and disordered motor control. When spasticity is the major interfering factor in a child's independent function or daily care, surgical reduction of spasticity can be beneficial. Selective posterior rhizotomy is a neurosurgical procedure designed to decrease spasticity. The history, rationale, patient selection, surgical technique, and postoperative management of selective posterior rhizotomy are reviewed, emphasizing the role of a multidisciplinary approach to facilitate patient evaluation and management.

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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Issues in professional education for the subspecialty, neonatal physical therapy, are addressed with a focus on both entry-level programs and advanced-level professional training. An overview is given of medical risks and potential adverse consequences of neonatal physical therapy if the service is delivered by professionals without advanced subspecialty training. Pediatric experience and criteria for precepted clinical training for practice in neonatal physical therapy are outlined, and an eased-entry approach to organizing advanced-level neonatal physical therapy training is introduced.

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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This article provides a brief background on information and referral (I & R); and describes a model information and referral system for people with special needs and its application under Public Law 99-457, Part H. In addition, the paper offers a brief discussion of the issues related to implementing the central directory requirement of this legislation. The multitude of services available and the complexities of these services make it very difficult for an individual or service provider to be aware of all the specialized community services. The system described provides a model that blends features such as toll-free access, trained information specialists, and a computer database offering benefits to families, professionals, and planners

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

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States have an enormous responsibility to ensure that services to infants and toddlers with developmental delay and their families reflect the best practices that the field of early intervention has to offer. At the same time, states must implement a service delivery system that is affordable and available statewide. The conceptual framework for policy development presented here describes a system for extracting the essential features of the best practice models and for incorporating them into fiscally sound state policies.

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0896-3746    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1990

数据来源: OVID