Follow-Up for NICU Graduates

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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.

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-riskpopulations 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.

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Howard Needelman

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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

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“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)
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