For an infant born prematurely, the NICU environment becomes the infant's initial
experience-dependent social context influencing neurodevelopment. Prematurity, defined …

Abstract Many infants (7-15%) spend time in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and
continue to experience ongoing medical issues and neurodevelopmental impairments after …

SLP's working in the NICU should be aware of particular nuances applicable to the
successful implementation of evidence-based practice. Understanding NICU culture …

Preterm birth disrupts the natural progression of events in the parent-infant relationship and
bestows many of the typical parent responsibilities to the clinical care team. In turn, the …

Introduction. Little work assesses infant capacity for bi-directional, contingent communication
at birth. No work to our knowledge assesses this capacity with very preterm infants in the …

The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has been particularly dramatic in Italy and has
affected the country's National Health Service on several levels. In the present paper, we …

Background: Dyadic synchrony is a co-constructed social process relating to the back and
forth interactions between mothers and infants that are strongly associated with …

Background Infants with past NICU admission have a significantly higher risk of developing
neurodevelopmental disorders. Studies have demonstrated an iatrogenic effect of the NICU …

Maternal bonding for mammalian infants is critical for their survival. Additionally, it is
important for human infants' development into social creatures. However, despite the ample …

Background Extremely preterm infants represent one of the highest risk categories for
impairments in social competence. Few studies have explored the impact of the neonatal …