ArticleEarly human development2020
A pilot study demonstrating the impact of the supporting and enhancing NICU sensory experiences (SENSE) program on the mother and infant.
Article in Early human development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06052865 (Serial Neuroimaging of Brain Injury and Brain Growth in the NICU in the Very Preterm Infant), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Serial Neuroimaging of Brain Injury and Brain Growth in the NICU in the Very Preterm Infant
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
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- A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a NICU rehabilitation program for very low birth weight infants.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Socio-demographic factors related to parent engagement in the NICU and the impact of the SENSE program.Early human development · 2021Trial
- Randomized clinical trial investigating the effect of consistent, developmentally-appropriate, and evidence-based multisensory exposures in the NICU.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Trial
- Triangulating evidence, expertise, and maternal experience to design a gestational age-specific stimulation protocol for preterm infants in indian neonatal intensive care units.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Interventions to support postpartum health and well-being of parents with infants in neonatal intensive care units: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Effects of multisensory interventions initiated during NICU hospitalization on neurodevelopment in preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Description and evidence on the supporting and enhancing neonatal intensive care unit sensory experiences (SENSE) program.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Review
- Enhancing Sensory Experiences for Infants Born Preterm: A Quality Improvement Project.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Review
- The Effect of Group-Based Early Parent Education on Development in Preterm Infants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Article
- A Feasibility Study of a Physical and Occupational Therapy-Led and Parent-Administered Program to Improve Parent Mental Health and Infant Development.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics · 2024Article
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- NICU sensory experiences associated with positive outcomes: an integrative review of evidence from 2015-2020.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Review
- Neonatal Care Unit Interventions on Preterm Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE), 2nd Edition: An Update on Developmentally Appropriate Interventions for Preterm Infants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Benefits of maternally-administered infant massage for mothers of hospitalized preterm infants: a scoping review.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2023Article
- Serial neuroimaging of brain growth and development in very preterm infants receiving tailored neuropromotive support in the NICU. Protocol for a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Neurobehavior in very preterm infants with low medical risk and full-term infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimTo explore differences in maternal mental health and infant neurobehavioral outcome among infants who received and did not receive the Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE) program. STUDY
designEighty preterm infants (50 receiving standard-of-care and 30 receiving the SENSE program) born ≤32 weeks gestation were enrolled within the first week of life in a prospective quasi-experimental design, using a historical control group for comparison. Standard-of-care consisted of tactile (skin-to-skin, touch, holding) and olfactory (scent cloth, close maternal contact) interventions as determined to be appropriate by health care professionals and parents. The SENSE group received specific doses of tactile (skin-to-skin care, holding, massage, touch), auditory (human speech, music), olfactory (scent cloth, close maternal contact), kinesthetic/vestibular (movement, rocking/transfers), and visual (dim or cycled light) exposures, based on the infant's postmenstrual age and tailored to medical status and infant cues according to the SENSE program. The SENSE program includes the intentional delivery of positive, age-appropriate sensory exposures by parents (or a sensory support team, when parents are unavailable) each day of NICU hospitalization. Infant neurobehavioral outcome, as well as maternal mental health and confidence, were assessed prior to NICU discharge, using standardized measures.
resultsSeventy-three infants were included in the final analysis. Mothers whose infants received the SENSE program demonstrated higher scores on the Maternal Confidence Questionnaire (p = 0.01). Infants who received the SENSE program demonstrated less asymmetry on the NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (p = 0.02; mean difference 0.9) and higher scores on the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Evaluation (p < 0.001; mean difference 4.8). DISCUSSION: Preliminary evidence demonstrates improvements in maternal confidence and infant neurobehavioral performance following SENSE implementation.
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