Assessing the Impact of a NICU Book Cart on Staff and Caregiver Speech to Very Preterm Infants.

Sasha Montgomery, Avery Look, Molly Lazarus, Virginia A Marchman, Melissa Scala, Katherine E Travis

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Sasha MontgomeryDepartment of Pediatrics, Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY.

Avery LookDepartment of Pediatrics, Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY.

Molly LazarusDepartment of Pediatrics, Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY.ORCID 0009-0000-7839-073X

Virginia A MarchmanDepartment of Pediatrics, Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0001-7183-6743

Melissa ScalaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-5120-8077

Katherine E TravisDepartment of Pediatrics, Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-0050-911X

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Listening to Mom in the NICU: Neural, Clinical and Language OutcomesR00HD084749 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI TRAVIS, KATHERINE ELIZABETH · 2019 to 2021

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Abstract

Objective: To examine differences in infant-directed talk activities (e.g., reading) before and after introduction of a NICU book cart. Study Design: We retrospectively analyzed medical record data of infants born <32 weeks gestational age ( Results: Cohorts displayed equivalent clinical/demographic variables, except for higher bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates in the post-book cart cohort. Post-book cart family and staff engaged in more talk than those in the pre-book cart cohort, with staff showing higher talk rates and frequencies than family across both cohorts. Conclusion: Family and staff with access to a NICU book cart engaged in more talk, suggesting a strategy to support infant speech exposure.

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PMID41358292

DOI10.1101/2025.11.26.25341053

PMCPMC12676413

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