Promoting Preterm Infant Development NICU Toolkit
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Promoting Preterm Infant Development is a comprehensive curriculum designed to teach providers and parents of preterm infants about the science and practice of developmentally supportive care.
The toolkit contains the following individual programs:
- 1 copy Focus on the Brain Parts 1 & 2, classroom license (a $395 value);
- 1 copy Focus on the Brain Professional Resources CD-ROM (a $49 value);
- 1 copy No Matter How Small, classroom license (a $195 value);
- 20 copies of No Matter How Small, home edition for distribution to NICU families (a $200 value)
The complete PPID Toolkit may be purchased with or without closed-circuit television rights. Programs may also be purchased individually. For information about the individual titles in this toolkit please refer to other programs shown at the bottom of this page.
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.
Key Findings
1. NICU parents who viewed No Matter How Small; A Parents' Guide To Preterm Infant Behavior And Development:
- Gained in their knowledge of fetal and neonatal development
- Exhibited reduced levels of parental stress, and
- Displayed increased parental confidence in applying developmentally supportive care concepts,
when compared to parents who did not view the DVD program. The increase in parents' confidence in applying developmentally supportive care concepts persisted after three months.
2. NICU staff who viewed Focus on the Brain Part 1: The Science of Preterm Infant Development:
- Gained in knowledge
- Across five combined domains regarding developmentally supportive care.
- Specifically about developmentally supportive care strategies and techniques, and
- Specifically about the importance of developmentally supportive routine care and medical procedures.
- Exhibited an improved attitude towards developmentally supportive care
when compared to staff who did not view the DVD program. All of these changes persisted over three months, while combined knowledge actually grew during this time period.
3. The DVD programs appear to have had a significant influence on the environment of care, as the two single-intervention sites displayed positive gains across most or all studied domains.
A two-page summary of the evaluation results can be found here.
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*2007 Worldfest Platinum Remi
*2007 HeSCA Silver
*2007 HeSCA Gold
*2007 CINE Golden Eagle
*2006 Surgeon General's Award
*2006 FREDDIE Award Winner
*2006 FREDDIE Award Finalist
*2006 Chris Awards Hon Mention
*2007 HeSCA Silver
*2007 HeSCA Gold
*2007 CINE Golden Eagle
*2006 Surgeon General's Award
*2006 FREDDIE Award Winner
*2006 FREDDIE Award Finalist
*2006 Chris Awards Hon Mention
"...the series skillfully conveys the message that all inhabitants of the NICU have the potential to influence the comfort and well-being of fragile infants. This content challenges each NICU to assess the extent to which they have integrated 'family-centeredness' into their philosophy of care, strongly supporting both the parents need to participate in the care of their infant and the benefits for the family."
— Rosemarie Bigsby, Sc. D., OTR/L, FAOTA, The Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk