Supplemental stimulation of premature infants: a treatment model.
Examined the human infant literature on supplemental stimulation to delineate a course of intervention based on the ontogeny of the nervous system and the impact that systematic stimulation may have on behavioral organization in the premature infant. Effects of vestibular, tactile/kinesthetic, auditory, and oral stimulation are discussed with respect to their similarity to the intra- or extra-uterine environment. Long-standing theoretical and methodological problems are discussed, and a "sequential multimodal treatment model" is introduced.
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Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Emory
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D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000523:psychology*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*