title: [Evaluation problems and indications for handling premature infants (VLBW)].
abstract: The authors present their approach to the care of the preterm very-low-birth-weight infant. They consider the importance of the handling of the preterm infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the co-operation among the neonatologist, the physiotherapist and the parents in the individualized care, both in the NICU and in the follow-up.
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D006234:Handling, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Problemi di valutazione e indicazioni per l'handling del neonato pretermine (VLBW).