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Preventive interventions for preterm children: effectiveness and developmental mechanisms.

TitlePreventive interventions for preterm children: effectiveness and developmental mechanisms.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsGuralnick MJ
JournalJ Dev Behav Pediatr
Volume33
Issue4
Pagination352-64
Date Published2012 May
ISSN1536-7312
KeywordsAdult, Child, Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Parent-Child Relations
Abstract

This article provides an integrative review of the effectiveness of and possible developmental mechanisms associated with preventive interventions for preterm children. An analysis of randomized clinical trials carried out within the last 15 years was framed within a contemporary developmental model emphasizing the role of parental adjustments to preterm children's characteristics. Evidence suggested positive outcomes could be understood in terms of improvements in developmental pathways associated with parental sensitive-responsiveness and child participation in intensive intervention-oriented child care. Implications for the critical role of the Medical Home model for preventive interventions for preterm children were discussed.

DOI10.1097/DBP.0b013e31824eaa3c
Alternate JournalJ Dev Behav Pediatr
PubMed ID22426651
PubMed Central IDPMC3348361
Grant ListP30 HD002274 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
P30 HD002274-44 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
P30 HD02274 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States