ArticleResearch and reports in neonatology2013
Effects of the neonatal intensive care unit environment on preterm infant oral feeding.
Article in Research and reports in neonatology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02024828 (Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effects of the introduction of the single-family room in neonatal and paediatric intensive care on the outcomes of paediatric patients, families, staff, and organizations: a mixed method systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Video Analysis for Assessing Sucking Behavior in Preterm Infants: A Feasibility Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation of the Neonatal Medical Index (NMI) to Brazil.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
- Usefulness of routine early œsophagogram after primary repair of œsophageal atresia: a multicenter study.Pediatric research · 2023Article
- A Unique Clinical Tool for the Evaluation of Oral Feeding Skills in Infants.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2023Article
- Inflammatory mediators of stress exposure and neurodevelopment in very preterm infants: Protocol for the stress neuro-immune study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2019Article
- Extrinsic Environmental Factors Influencing the Achievement of Independent Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effect of neonatal intensive care unit environmental characteristics (perceived levels of light and sound, and time of day) in open unit wards and single-family rooms (SFRs) on oral feeding outcomes in preterm infants.
designData were collected at each scheduled oral feeding for 87 preterm infants from the first oral feeding until discharge. Data included the prescribed volume of feeding and the volume consumed, the infant's level of wakefulness before feeding, and the nurse's perception of light and sound.
resultsData were collected on 5111 feedings in the ward unit and 5802 in the SFR unit from feedings involving 87 preterm infants. Light and sound were rated significantly lower in the SFR (
conclusionFurther study on the clinical effects of unit design is needed, as is study on the effects of environmental stimuli, so that interventions can be appropriately developed and tailored for infants needing the most support for optimal development.
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