Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Do NICU developmental care improve cognitive and motor outcomes for preterm infants? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Allied health
- Comfort and nursing care
- Developmental care and positioning
- Medical
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up
- Neurology
- Nursing
This paper is from 2020, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
This systematic review and meta-analysis examines whether developmental care delivered in the NICU improves mental and motor development of preterm infants, assessed with the Bayley scales at 12 and 24 months. Twenty-one randomised controlled trials were included, with thirteen pooled in meta-analysis. Developmental care was associated with improved mental developmental index, particularly at 12 months. The authors note considerable clinical heterogeneity and call for further studies.
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