Videos
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Synactive Theory of Development
The annual Legacy of Heidelise Als lecture presented at the Open Day of the 35th Annual NIDCAP Trainers Meeting was given by Deborah Buehler, PhD
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What is Life Like after the NICU?
Latoshia Rouse, mother to infants born prematurely, reflects about life after the newborn intensive care unit for parents and babies
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Why is My Baby Sleeping so Much?
James Helm, PhD, explains the meaning of infants’ sleep and awake times
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What do I Need to Know When in the NICU?
Melissa Johnson, PhD, offers advice to parents as they navigate the NICU experience
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Taking your Baby Home
Jennifer Degl, MS, talks about taking your baby home from the NICU
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Preparing for Discharge from the NICU
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, addresses how parents can prepare or discharge from the newborn intensive care unit
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Understanding Infant Behavior
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, reflects on how observing the infant helps parents to better support them
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Supporting Parents to Actively Participate in Infant Care Activities
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, talks about the importance of parent participation in the care of their infant while in the NICU
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Skin-to-Skin Holding in the NICU
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, presents the multiple effects of skin-to-skin holding
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What is Developmental Care?
Jim Helm, PhD, describes the developmental approach to preterm infant care
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NIDCAP: One Family’s Story
One family’s experience with the support of NIDCAP professionals as they navigate the complex early days of their premature infant’s life.
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NIDCAP Nursery Certification: Changing Hospital Care for Infants and Their Families
NIDCAP Federation International presents the NIDCAP Nursery Program and certification process.
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New NICU parent
Jennifer Degl, MS, offers recommendations to parents who are new to the NICU
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Does My Baby Feel Pain?
Melissa Johnson, PhD, discusses parents’ concerns about pain in the NICU and strategies that can be used by them to support their infants
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Being Admitted to the NICU?
Jennifer Degl, MS, makes suggestions on the types of questions parents may need to ask upon their baby’s admission to the NICU
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How Does my Baby Grow?
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, reflects on the importance of parental presence and nurturance in a baby’s growth and development
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How Can I Help my Baby’s Brain Development?
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, addresses questions that parents often ask regarding how they can help optimize their baby’s development
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Can I Hold my NICU Baby?
Latoshia Rouse, mother to infants born prematurely, about about the benefits of Kangaroo Care for parents and babies
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What is the NIDCAP Approach?
Jim Helm, PhD, presents the main attributes of the NIDCAP approach to preterm infant care
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Relationship Based Care
A presentation by Jim Helm, PhD, exploring the attributes and impact of relationship-based care in the NICU.
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Always Together: Improving the Future for Newborns and their Families
In this session, Dr Heidelise Als, founder of NIDCAP, draws on decades of research and clinical experience to demonstrate how keeping babies and families together supports brain development, strengthens parent–infant relationships, and improves lifelong outcomes.
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Translating Data on Brain Development into Practice
In this session, Professor Jacques Sizun explores how emerging evidence on brain development can be translated into everyday neonatal practice to optimise outcomes for infants and families.
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Prematurity is for Life Not Just the Neonatal Unit
This session explores the lifelong impact of prematurity through the lived experience of Mandy Daly, parent advocate, researcher, and international leader in neonatal health. Mandy shares her unique perspective on why supporting babies and families extends far beyond the neonatal unit.
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One is the Loneliest Number: Systems Capacity Building to Support NIDCAP Implementation in the Intensive Care Setting
In this session, Debra Paul explores strategies for building organisational capacity to support sustainable NIDCAP implementation in the intensive care setting. Learn how leadership, teamwork, and systems-level approaches can foster lasting culture change and improve care for infants, families, and staff.
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The Magic Months: Laying a Solid Foundation during Babies’ and Parents’ Early Sensitive Periods
In this session drawing on expertise in infant neurodevelopment and infant mental health, Dr Joy Browne examines how healthcare professionals can support babies and parents during the early sensitive months to strengthen attachment, optimise development, and promote positive long-term outcomes
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A Taste of Touch
In this session Dr. Jeffrey Alberts professor in the department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University provides an overview of the neural basis of the skin senses, from the tactile receptors to their projections in brain. To recognize a recently discovered tactile system with pathways and a cortical projection separate from the classic somatosensory system. To appreciate the sense of touch in the context of NIDCAP practices.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 1: The Science of Preterm Infant Development: Chapter 2: Fetal and Neonatal Brain Basics
Chapter 2 provides and overview of fetal and neonatal brain growth and development, summarizing recent neuroscienceand research.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 1: The Science of Preterm Infant Development: Chapter 3: How Relationships and Environment Shape the Brain
Chapter 3 reviews the interconnected relationships that support preterm infant care in thr NICU. Staff relationships, relations that the staff form with infants, the ones between the NICU staff and parents, and the relationship between infant and parents that is continuing to unfold, building on what began in utero.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 1: The Science of Preterm Infant Development: Chapter 4: The Sequence of Sensory Development
Chapter 4 overviews how premature birth and the experience of intensive care alter the natural sequence of the infant’s sensory development.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 1: The Science of Preterm Infant Development: Chapter 5: The Role of Sleep in Preterm Brain Health
Chapter 5 overviews the pivotal role of sleep on preterm infant development and ways to foster sleep in the intensive care setting.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 2: Clinical Practices for Special Care Nurseries: Chapter 1: Observing Infant Behavior
Part 2: Chapter 1 overviews the behavioral language of preterm infants, and the information it provides caregivers about the infant’s strengths and vulnerabilities.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 2: Clinical Practices for Special Care Nurseries: Chapter 2: Brain Sensitive Care
Part 2: Chapter 2 overviews the attributes of sensitive an supportive care.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 2: Clinical Practices for Special Care Nurseries: Chapter 3: Parents as Parents
Part 2: Chapter 3 explores the fundamental role of parents in the provision of individualized and nurturing developmental care to their preterm infant.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 2: Clinical Practices for Special Care Nurseries: Chapter 4: Environments for Brain Building
Part 2: Chapter 4 overviews the attributes of hospitalization environments that are supportive for brain growth and development.
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Focus on the Brain: Part 1: The Science of Preterm Infant Development: Chapter 1: The Overlooked Organ
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the science that is shedding new light on preterm infant behavior and development.