Newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program--NIDCAP early assessment of new health technologies

Conclusions The scientific evidence showing that NIDCAP has positive effects on cognitive and motor development in preterm infants is limited. Scientific grounds for assessing the effects of NIDCAP would be substantially enhanced by a sufficiently comprehensive study with extended follow-up and a cl...

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Corporate Author: Statens beredning för medicinsk utvärdering (Sweden)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stockholm Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU) 2006, 2006-06-07 [June 7, 2006]
Series:SBU alert report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Conclusions The scientific evidence showing that NIDCAP has positive effects on cognitive and motor development in preterm infants is limited. Scientific grounds for assessing the effects of NIDCAP would be substantially enhanced by a sufficiently comprehensive study with extended follow-up and a clear focus on one or two important outcome variables
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