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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Infant, Premature"”.
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The Effects of Environmentally Induced Influences on the Neurologial Maturation and Weight Gain of Premature Infants
<p>Premature birth deprives the infant of the influences of maternal uterine stimulation on his physical growth and neurological development. It also deprives the newborn of the influences of the maternal sleep cycle and other aspects of maternal cyclicity. This problem has been recognized and …
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The prevalence of hyponatremia and effects of aminophylline on serum sodium ions in premature neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
… of hospitalised cases worldwide, especially in premature neonates admitted to an intensive care unit. The overall morbidity and mortality from hyponatremia worldwide is reported to be at 42%. Studies done in adults and neonates have demonstrated that aminophylline, an adenosine A1 receptor …
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Differential Neonatal Mortality of Premature Infants at a Selected Hospital
… toward an investigation of neonatal mortality of premature infant at a selected hospital. The sample included all premature infants who were born in and died at the selected hospital during the neonatal period between January 01, 1952 and December 31, 1959.</p> <p>The epidemiological approach was …
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Identification of Needs in High Risk Prematures Significant to Public Health Nursing Follow-Up
… the need for an intensive follow-up program for premature infants after discharge from the hospital and cited the important role that public nurses can play. It was hypothesized that there are needs of high risk premature infant significant to public health nursing follow-up.</p> <p>The …
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Effects of nonnutritive sucking on nutritional outcome, gastrointestinal transit time, energy expenditure and feeding behavior in premature infants fed a controlled nutrient intake
This document only includes an excerpt of the corresponding thesis or dissertation. To request a digital scan of the full text, please contact the Ruth Lilly Medical Library's Interlibrary Loan Department (rlmlill@iu.edu).
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Identification of Needs in High Risk Prematures Significant to Public Health Nursing Follow-Up
… the needs for an intensive follow-up program for premature infants after discharge from the hospital and cited the important role that public health nurses can play. It was hypothesized that there are needs of the high risk premature infant significant to public health nursing follow-up.</p> …
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Mechanisms of Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus after Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage
… mortality in preterm and/or very low birthweight infants, and post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus is major consequence of severe grade hemorrhages. Chronic post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus treatment involves surgical insertion of shunts, which are costly and prone to complications. Thus, a safe …
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Parental Mental Health and Infant Outcomes in the NICU: A Pilot Study
… stressful for parents and that parents of NICU infants exhibit higher levels of stress compared to parents of healthy infants (Carter, Mulder, & Darow, 2007; MacDonald, 2007; Treyvaud et al., 2010). In addition, studies have found a correlation between improved parental mental health and shorter …
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The Effect of a Story-Telling Attention-Refocusing Intervention on Parental Stress in Parents with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… turn lead to improved developmental outcomes for infants. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the effect of a Story-Telling Attention-Refocusing (STAR) intervention on parental stress in parents with infants in the NICU. Methods: A randomized trial was conducted in a level II/III …