ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
Telemedicine, a tool for follow-up of infants discharged from the NICU? Experience from a pilot project.
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- Nurse-led telemedicine versus in-person lactation support for breastfeeding initiation in mothers of low-birth-weight infants: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Telehealth Delivery of the Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity Approach for Premature Infants With Developmental Risks: Exploratory Feasibility Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Service Disruptions in Early Intervention Amid COVID-19: Understanding Challenges Faced by Families and Providers.The open journal of occupational therapy · 2026Article
- Opportunities for Telemedicine to Improve Parents' Well-Being During the Neonatal Care Journey: Scoping Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Caregiver Experiences, Healthcare Provider Perspectives and Child Outcomes with Virtual Care in a Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Clinic: A Mixed-Methods Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Infants followed after Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Using a Telemedicine Model.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Post-intensive care syndrome follow-up system after hospital discharge: a narrative review.Journal of intensive care · 2024Review
- Patient characteristics and telehealth are associated with attendance rates in an outpatient rehabilitation infant bridge program.PloS one · 2024Article
- Discharge Practices for Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Survey of National Experts.The Journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Development of a post discharge telecare program for premature infants in Covid 19 era: Protocol for a mixed methods study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Telemedicine use in neonatal follow-up programs - What can we do and what we can't - Lessons learned from COVID-19.Seminars in perinatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveFollow-up of infants from the NICU by neonatologist is limited to premature and complicated infants although parents of infants with advanced gestation may have concerns as well. We compared parental questions of infants < 35 weeks gestation (group A), during virtual telemedicine visits, to ≥35 week infants (group B). STUDY
designIn a retrospective cohort study, questions asked by parents were extracted from the electronic medical record of all infants post discharge from the NICU, after their pediatrician visit.
resultsGestation and birth weight of infants in group A were significantly lower than group B but their stay was longer. There were no significant differences in the number of parents who had questions, between the groups (A 68.1% vs B 67.3%, p = 0.91, 95% CI 0.46-1.99, OR = 0.96).
conclusionsTelemedicine is a feasible tool for follow-up of NICU infants post discharge. Parents of infants with advanced gestation and weight may benefit from NICU follow-up.
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