DEVELOPMEMTALLY SUPPORTIVE CARE IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU):-A REVIEW

Although new advancement in health care technology in perinatal medicine the survival of preterm infants and extremely low birth weight neonates has increased. However, the increased survival rate in this group of neonates has not been matched by are reduction in disability rate. Research suggests that the cognitive disabilities, poor academic achievements, and disordered behavioral regulation seen in preterm due to early disruption of their intrauterine life and sudden exposure to entirely unfamiliar NICU environment .So, these newborn needs more developmentally oriented supportive care while they are still in intensive care. Developmentally supportive care is aimed at decreasing the the stress levels in these babies by individualized care which also involves family. Growth and developmental outcomes has been shown enhanced by this approach. This article presents a brief review of current literature as well as the scope of such practices in NICU setting.