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NIDCAP Program Guide
10 Pearls of Wisdom
These NIDCAP-based considerations are for parents with babies in the intensive care nursery. They were developed to support parents and their babies to get to know one another and build close and trusting relationships.
Babies feel and experience their parents and the world around them through all of their senses. The baby’s behavior guides the parent. How parents interact with their infant is much more important than what they do. The parents’ gentle caresses and soft smiles, and the tone of their voice provide comfort and assurance. A parent’s presence and love provides invaluable healing medicine for their baby.
Kinyarwanda
English
Kinyarwanda
English
Kinyarwanda
English
A Taste of Touch
To gain an overview of the neural basis of the skin senses, from the tactile receptors to their projections in brain.
The Heidelise Als Lecture was given by Samantha Butler, PhD at the 35th Annual NIDCAP Trainers Meeting in Toulouse, France on November 5, 2024
The Heidelise Als Lecture was given by Samantha Butler, PhD at the 35th Annual NIDCAP Trainers Meeting in Toulouse, France on November 5, 2024
The Legacy of Heidelise Als: The Synactive Model of Behavioral 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
Non-Members: Free
Preparing for Discharge from the NICU
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, addresses how parents can prepare or discharge from the newborn intensive care unit
Non-Members: Free
What is Developmental Care?
Jim Helm, PhD, describes the developmental approach to preterm infant care
Non-Members: Free
What is the NIDCAP Approach?
Jim Helm, PhD, presents the main attributes of the NIDCAP approach to preterm infant care
Non-Members: Free
Why is My Baby Sleeping so Much?
James Helm, PhD, explains the meaning of infants’ sleep and awake times
Non-Members: Free
What do I Need to Know When in the NICU?
Melissa Johnson, PhD, offers advice to parents as they navigate the NICU experience
Non-Members: Free
Taking your Baby Home
Jennifer Degl, MS, talks about taking your baby home from the NICU
Non-Members: Free
Understanding Infant Behavior
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, reflects on how observing the infant helps parents to better support them
Non-Members: Free
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
Non-Members: Free
Skin-to-Skin Holding in the NICU
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, presents the multiple effects of skin-to-skin holding
Non-Members: Free
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
Non-Members: Free
Relationship Based Care
A presentation by Jim Helm, PhD, exploring the attributes and impact of relationship-based care in the NICU.
Non-Members: Free
NIDCAP Nursery Certification: Changing Hospital Care for Infants and Their Families
NIDCAP Federation International presents the NIDCAP Nursery Program and certification process.
Non-Members: 30
NIDCAP – Promise to Protect the Preterm Brain
A presentation by Heidelise Als, PhD, exploring the Synactive Model of Newborn Development, theorethical framework for the NIDCAP approach to the care of preterm and medically fragile infants. Goals of this individualized, family-centered model of care are discussed and a review of the research is presented.
Non-Members: Free
New NICU parent
Jennifer Degl, MS, offers recommendations to parents who are new to the NICU
Non-Members: Free
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.
Non-Members: Free
NIDCAP: Three Decades of Training
An overview of the NIDCAP model of care throughout its first three decades
Enhancing Engagement Using Reflection
A presentation by Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, exploring reflective thinking and the way it shapes professional experiences in caring for preterm and critically ill infants
Non-Members: Free
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
Non-Members: Free
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
Non-Members: Free
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
Non-Members: Free
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
Non-Members: Free
Can I Hold my NICU Baby?
Latoshia Rouse, mother to infants born prematurely, about about the benefits of Kangaroo Care for parents and babies
Eat, Sleep and Console: Assessment of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrom within the NIDCAP Model of Care
A presentation by gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN exploring the care of infants with opioid withdrawal syndrome.