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Journal of Public Health and Nutrition | Volume 2
July 05-06, 2019 | Paris, France
International Conference and Exhibition on
17
th
World Congress on
Probiotics, Nutrition and Functional Foods
Pediatrics and Nutrition
Joint Event
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Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) of preterm infants in neonatal ICU
Himani Narula Khanna
Continua Kids, India
T
he neurodevelopment outcomes of preterm babies
has always been a concern.The third trimester of fetal
development and even in early infancy the brain is drastically
changing with new brain cell production , migration , synaptic
pruning and brain organization but preterm infants gets
typically exposed to painful procedures, excessive light and
noise exposure, interrupted sleep and separation from
mother. Children born preterm are at a greater is for learning
disabilities, low IQ (intelligence Quotient), ADHD (attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder) and neuropsychological deficit.
Theymay display deficits in visualmotor integration, executive
function, temperament, language and emotional regulation.
Developmental supportive care are set of interventions
designed to minimize the stress of NICU environment.These
interventions include elements such as control of external
stimuli (auditory, visual, tactile, vestibular), clustering of
nursing care activities to avoid disrupting sleep, positioning
or swaddling of the preterm infant and calming techniques.
The core measures of DSC are protected sleep, pain and
stress assessment and management, activities of daily living
(positioning, feeding and skin care), family centered care,
and lastly the healing environment. DSC supports autonomic
stability, normal motor , sensory, neurological development
and promotes behavioral state organization. It also decreases
length of hospital stay, improves weight gain and shortens
the time to full enteral feeding. The goal is to reduce
developmental dysfunctions in preterm infants, improve
functional outcomes and have positive neurodevelopment
outcomes.
Speaker Biography
Himani Narula Khanna completed her post graduation in Pediatrics at the
age of 27 years fromNagpur University , India. She did further postdoctoral
course in developmental Pediatrics from Kerala University, India. She is a
Director and Co Founder of Continua Kids a Chain of Child developmental
centers inNorth India.Shehasexperienceofmorethan15years inthefield
of Pediatrics . She has presented her research in the form of posters and
oral paper presentations in various national and International conferences.
e:
himanikhanna203@gmail.com