Early intervention after hospital discharge develops motor function in preterm infants: Study
Recent research has noted that a home-based, post-discharge early intervention (EI) program was a practical approach to promote motor development and physical growth in early preterm infants.
The study is published in the BMC Pediatrics.
The implementation of early intervention (EI) in medical settings is time-consuming and resource-intensive, which limits its extensive use. Previously, the Chinese Eugenics Association developed a home-based, post-discharge EI program. However, its findings were inconclusive.
Therefore, Juan Fan and colleagues from the Department of Neonatology, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China have conducted the present study to evaluate the impact of this EI program on neurodevelopment and physical growth of early preterm infants.
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