Conclusion Current evidence suggests that developmental care in only NICU setting could have significant effect on mental and motor development of preterm infants , especially at 12 months of age .
Background The aim of this study was to review the effects of developmental care in neonatal intensive care unit ( NICU ) setting on mental and motor development of preterm infants .
Effects of Early Intervention on Cognitive Function of Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants,
The Infant Health and Development Program is a r and omized clinical trial to test the efficacy of educational and family support services and pediatric follow-up , offered during the first 3 years of life , in reducing the incidence of developmental delay in low birth weight preterm infants at eight clinical sites ( N = 985 ) . It was hypothesized that larger intervention effects would be found for the domains in which low birth weight preterm infants are known to have problems , specifically visual-motor and spatial skills and receptive language skills . These analyses explore the effects of the Infant Health and Development Program on different domains of cognitive functioning . Cognitive domains are identified by means of factor analysis of the intelligence tests used at 12 , 24 , and 36 months ( Bayley Scales of Infant Development ( including the Mental and Motor scales ) at 12 and 24 months ; the Stanford-Binet , Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test , and Beery Test of Visual Motor Intergration at 36 months ) . Our results reveal that , although intervention benefits accrue across cognitive domains at 24 and 36 months , gains are most pronounced for receptive language and visual-motor and spatial skills
Conclusion Current evidence suggests that developmental care in only NICU setting could have significant effect on mental and motor development of preterm infants , especially at 12 months of age .
Background The aim of this study was to review the effects of developmental care in neonatal intensive care unit ( NICU ) setting on mental and motor development of preterm infants .