title: Parental interventions and the development of the preterm infant.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the current research on interventions to enhance the development of the preterm infant.
  
  
  METHODS
  Searches were conducted on Medline and CINAHL for the previous 10 years. Classic articles also were included.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-nine studies focusing on parental interventions were reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modeled interventions for the parent are effective.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cusson
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000523:psychology*; D017283:Neonatal Nursing; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D011203:Poverty; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors