No Matter How Small
NEW! A parents’ guide to preterm infant behavior and development
For NICU parents, No Matter How Small is the perfect introduction to the development of their preterm infant. Based on current research and featuring a diverse cast of real parents and providers, this program shows parents ways in which they can help support the normal growth and development of their babys brain.
Chapters include:
- 1 Not What I Expected: NICU Beginnings
- 2 Parents Matter: You Make Things Better
- 3 Brain Basics: What Shapes Development
- 4 Born Amazing: Infant Senses and Strengths
- 5 Reading Your Baby: Behavior, Signs and Signals
- 6 Close and Connected: Nurturing in the NICU
Total running time is 39 minutes.
No Matter How Small is one of several programs in our Promoting Preterm Infant Development series for parents and neonatal providers. Funding for this series was provided by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
The DVD includes both English and Spanish language tracks and is closed captioned.
Reviewed in Neonatology Today! (read full review).
Product Details
Running Time: 39 minutes
1 DVD, English and Spanish audio tracks, English closed-captioned
Home Edition, $39.95
Classroom License, $195
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:
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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,
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Whether the DVD for NICU staff would significantly increase nurses’ knowledge of, and positively influence their attitudes about, preterm infant brain development, and,
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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.
Special Offers!
Save over 25% off the classroom license when you order our complete NICU Education Kit. Click here to learn more.
NICUs may purchase this program for giveaway to families for just $10 each in packs of ten. Click here to learn more.
Important License Information
Home editions may be used only for private, in-home viewing. Use of this program in a clinical or educational setting requires a classroom license. Click here for further information.
