Focus on the Brain, Parts 1 & 2

Chapters include:

• The Overlooked Organ
• Fetal and Neonatal Brain Basics
• How Relationships and Environment Shape the Brain
• The Sequence of Sensory Development
• The Role of Sleep in Preterm Brain Health

Part 2: Clinical Practices for Special Care Nurseries incorporates the science presented in Part 1 of the series and gives professionals who work in special care nurseries practical strategies proven to support optimal brain development in preterm infants.

Chapters include:

• Observing Infant Behavior
• Brain Sensitive Care
• Parents as Partners
• Environments for Brain Building

EXTRAS! The DVD includes over 40 minutes of outtakes from interviews with the experts and parents that we weren’t able to fit into the main program.

These programs may be presented in their entirety or by individual chapter with time for discussion. They are also appropriate for knowledge-hungry NICU parents. A separate program specifically for parents, No Matter How Small, is also available.

Reviewed in Neonatology Today! (read full review).

Summary of Evaluation Findings

The impact of these programs on the users was evaluated in a rigorous clinical trial. The evaluation examined three research questions:

1. Whether the DVD for parents would significantly increase knowledge and confidence and reduce stress levels of parents of newborns in the NICU when compared to parents receiving the usual education and support,

2. Whether the DVD for NICU staff would significantly increase nurses’ knowledge of, and positively influence their attitudes about, preterm infant brain development, and,

3. Whether the programs would positively influence the environment of care in the NICU such that there is an overall trend toward developmentally supportive care.

Click here for a summary of evaluation findings.

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