Global Care of Preterm Children: The Role of Individual, Family and Environmental Factors
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1049
Special Issue Editor
Interests: infant development and perinatal psychopathology; pediatric hospitalization; preterm birth and parenting; early parent-infant interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
Preterm birth occurs when infants are born before the 37th gestational week, and constitutes an important risk factor for the survival, health, and development of the newborn. The vulnerability of preterm babies requires specific practices and attention during the entire perinatal period (maintaining reasonable sleep, cheerful and relaxed state of mind, proper nutrition, etc.).
Furthermore, it is widely recognized that consequences of prematurity could impact the whole social environment around the preterm child. In particular, the traumatic experience of prematurity could negatively influence maternal and paternal emotional states, presenting an obstacle to the process of transition to parenthood and the onset of relationship between preterm infants and their parents.
Recently, the higher implementation of interdisciplinary approaches has contributed to the reduction of an infant-centered bias in the practices of health services, emphasizing a systemic perspective where the whole individual, dyadic and familiar levels could play an essential role in sustaining preterm development and health. Therefore, in order to reduce the negative impact of premature birth, there is a need of research that empirically supports the relevance of practices driven by a longitudinal and multidisciplinary perspective, involving the many professional figures caring for preterm infants and their families.
This Special Issue aims to deepen the knowledge concerning the most recent advances in the global care of preterm children, including the individual, family, and environmental factors. We are especially interested in papers that explore new approaches aiming to improve preterm child health as well as papers that investigate new intervention models that may include caregivers as well as children. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the keywords listed below.
Dr. Erica Neri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- preterm birth
- preterm children
- parent–child interaction
- parental distress
- nursing
- preterm nutrition
- environmental factors
