The stress that premature babies experience in neonatal units can have lasting effects. But at University College London Hospital, nurses trained in the NIDCAP approach are guided by babies’ cues and prioritise their comfort
William was born at 26 weeks’ gestation and, three weeks later, he is in a high-dependency ward breathing with the help of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. On the whiteboard next to his incubator, a nurse has written ‘minimal handling’.
Nursing Standard. 31, 39, 22-24. doi: 10.7748/ns.31.39.22.s23
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