Effect of Community Size on Eligibility for Early Intervention for Infants With a Neonatal Intensive Care Experience

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Roberts ◽  
Howard Needelman ◽  
Barbara Jackson ◽  
Carol McMorris ◽  
Abbey Munyon
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Community Size ◽  
Care Experience

The Neonatal Intensive Care Experience

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne Donelan Rapack
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Care Experience

Presence of neonatal intensive care services at birth hospital and early intervention enrollment in infants ≤1500 g

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-410
Author(s):  
Semsa Gogcu ◽  
David Aboudi ◽  
Jordan Kase ◽  
Edmund LaGamma ◽  
Heather Lynn Brumberg
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
Therapeutic Services ◽  
Level 2

AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether the receipt of therapeutic services of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW; ≤1500 g) neonates inadvertently delivered at community Level 2 and 3 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) compared with those born at a well-baby nursery (WBN; Level 1) differed.MethodsThis is a retrospective study of neonates who were born at Level 1 (WBN), 2, 3, and 4 NICUs and discharged from a Level 4 hospital (n = 529). All infants were evaluated at the Regional Neonatal Follow-up Program at 12 ± 1 months corrected gestational age (CA) and assessed for use of therapeutic services including: early intervention (EI), occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), speech therapy (ST), and special education (SE).ResultsCompared to infants born at community Level 2 and 3 NICU hospitals, those outborn at a community Level 1 WBN had significantly higher utilization of EI (90% vs. 62%) and PT (83% vs. 61%) at 12 months CA. This association persisted when controlling for covariates. Infants who required EI had significantly lower Bayley-III cognitive scores at 3 years of age.ConclusionVLBW infants outborn at WBN (Level 1) hospitals required more outpatient therapeutic services than those born at hospitals with NICU facilities. These results suggest that delivering at the appropriate community hospital level of care might be advantageous for long-term outcomes.

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