Follow-Up for NICU Graduates

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Howard Needelman

      Pages 3-12

3. NICU Background

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Developmental Care in the Nursery

      • Sandra Willett

      Pages 15-58

   3. Utilizing Neonatal Brain Imaging to Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

      • Eric S. Peeples

      Pages 59-88

   4. Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: Normative, NICU Considerations, and Application in NICU Follow-Up Programs for At-Risk Infants and Their Families

      • Robin H. Adair

      Pages 89-95

4. Populations at Risk

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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   2. Premature Infants: Issues Associated with Prematurity

      • Marie A. Clark, Nina Sand-Loud

      Pages 99-110

   3. Premature Infants: The Behavioral Phenotype of the Preterm Survivor

      • Paige Terrien Church, Rudaina Banihani, Maureen Luther, Patricia Maddalena, Elizabeth Asztalos

      Pages 111-126

   4. The Late Preterm Infant

      • Katherine Steingass, Lindsay Bartram, Anita Narayanan

      Pages 127-154

   5. Neonatal Encephalopathy

      • Rudaina Banihani, Paige Terrien Church, Maureen Luther, Patricia Maddalena, Elizabeth Asztalos

      Pages 155-178

   6. Genetic Considerations in Infants with Congenital Anomalies

      • Elizabeth A. Sellars, G. Bradley Schaefer

      Pages 179-188

   7. Environmental Risks to NICU Outcomes

      • Douglas Vanderbilt, Christine Mirzaian, Kelly Schifsky

      Pages 189-203

5. Issues in Clinic Organization

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. HRIF Clinic Organization: A Statewide Approach

      • Anne DeBattista

      Pages 207-219

   3. Personnel in the NICU Follow-Up Clinic

      • Cheryl A. Milford

      Pages 221-233

   4. Financing NICU Follow-Up Programs

      • Lauren A. Boyd

      Pages 235-239

   5. Issues in Neurodevelopmental Testing of Infants Born Prematurely: The Bayley Scales of Infant Development Third Edition and Other Tools

      • Glen P. Aylward

      Pages 241-253

   6. Best Practices in Test Construction for Developmental-Behavioral Measures: Quality Standards for Reviewers and Researchers

      • Frances Page Glascoe, John Cairney

      Pages 255-279

This book examines the role of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and follow-up clinics in addressing the complex developmental, behavioral, social, and medical needs of at-risk infants through early intervention and medical subspecialties. It describes the necessary functional components of follow-up clinics and challenges in establishing and running multidisciplinary clinics in an area of difficult heath care financing. Chapters provide essential guidelines for determining which neonates will need follow-up care, evaluating for neurodevelopmental delays and medical and behavioral impairment and disability, and estimating how long intervention and further follow-up will be required. Chapters also discuss organization, staffing, funding, testing protocols, and coordination with other programs and care facilities, particularly early intervention and the medical home. In addition, the book offers best practices for fostering optimal development for individual infants and high-risk populations while raising standards for neonatal care and creating a smooth transition to appropriate subsequent care.

 

Topics featured in this book include:

• Developmental care in the nursery. 
  
• Utilizing neonatal brain imaging to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes of NICU infants.
  
• Genetic considerations in infants with congenital anomalies.
  
• The HRIF clinic organization model.
  
• Issues common in neurodevelopmental testing of premature infants.
  
• The impact of environmental risks, such as parental distress and in-utero drug exposure, to infant neurodevelopment.

Follow-Up for NICU Graduates is a must-have resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in developmental psychology, pediatrics, neuroscience, obstetrics, nursing, and related disciplines.

• Behavioral outcomes for at-risk infants
• Cerebral palsy and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
• Congenital anomalies and developmental follow-up for infants
• Developmental delay and developmental follow-up for infants
• Developmental outcomes for at-risk infants
• Early intervention for at-risk infants
• Early intervention for preterm infants
• Environmental risk and developmental follow-up for infants
• Follow-up clinics for at-risk infants
• HIE and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for at-risk infants
• Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) for at-risk infants
• Low birth weight and developmental follow-up for infants
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Neonatology for at-risk infants
• Neurodevelopment of at-risk infants
• Prematurebirth and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
• Preterm birth and developmental follow-up for at-risk infants
• Preterm infant development
• Preterm infant behavior and development

“This is a comprehensive review of all aspects of a newborn intensive care unit (NICU) follow-up clinic. … This is a high quality book with practical information to guide professionals in NICU follow-up clinics. It is a comprehensive review with up-to-date references and insights. … A comparative strength of this new book is the practical solutions and ideas it provides for those looking to begin a clinic or to better understand it.” (Colleen Peyton, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)

• Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA

  Howard Needelman, Barbara J. Jackson

Howard Needelman, M.D., is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-director of Nebraska’s statewide NICU Follow-Up Program, TIPS (Tracking Infant Progress Statewide). He received his doctorate at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Afterward, he completed a Pediatric residency at the University of Michigan, a Neonatal/Perinatal Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati, and a Developmental Behavioral Fellowship at the University of Nebraska. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, and Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.  

Barbara J. Jackson, Ph.D., is Professor at the Munroe Meyer Institute (MMI) of the University of Nebraska and Director of the Department of Education and Child Development. She received her doctorate in psychology and cultural studies, with an emphasis in developmental psychology, from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Dr. Jackson is the primary investigator and program evaluator for multiple regional and state-funded projects, including: mental health consultation family support projects; a Newborn Screening and Genetics Regional Collaborative; and statewide early childhood programs. With Dr. Howard Needelman, she is the co-director of the Nebraska TIPS NICU Follow-Up Program.  

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