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Consider the potential positioning, and postural support strategies to protect and promote the motor development of premature infants.
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The survival rate of premature infants has dramatically improved as a result of increasing technological advances, and developments in newborn and infant care. Consequently, clinical practice needs to adapt to an increased demand for care of very premature babies (BAPM, 2003). Accountability rests health care providers to consider the developmental consequences of this progress, and optimise quality of life for this high-risk group. Under the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2002) nurses should ensure no act or omission on their part is detrimental to the condition or safety of patients. However, practice experience has highlighted difficulties in balancing the immediate needs of these infants with awareness of their long-term developmental requirements. Therefore, this assignment intends to focus on positioning of the premature infant as a possible intervention, with the aim of considering the consequences of premature birth, specifically its association with motor development. Research regarding positional and postural influences on...
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