Premature babies put at risk by lack of intensive care facilities in hospital
The Independent, Wednesday, 19 December 2007
The lives of England's most vulnerable babies are being put at risk by a critical shortage of intensive care cots and nurses, an inquiry has found.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/premature-babies-put-at-risk-by-lack-of-intensive-care-facilities-in-hospitals-765889.html
Staff shortages 'put premature babies at risk'
The Guardian, Wednesday 15 October 2008
It used the Freedom of Information Act to secure data from NHS trusts showing a shortfall of 1,700 neonatal nurses, leaving premature baby units unable to provide the recommended standard of care.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/15/children-health
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10/02/2009
09/02/2009
Infant Stimulation for Premature Babies
Infant stimulation is a series of activities that encourage normaldevelopment. Premature babies, as a group, are more likelyto suffer from certain physical and social problems than full-term babies. Many hospitals recommend that parentsuse infant stimulation techniques when their babies come home.
the suggestions for infant stimulation from the sences of smell, vision, touch, motion, hearing...
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