What to tell parents about the developmental needs of their baby at discharge.
During the transition from hospital to home and up to the first four months from due date, premature infants spend less time awake, and when they are awake, they are less alert and may be more fussy. When they sleep, they sleep for shorter periods of time (shorter sleep-wake cycles) and awaken to fuss before they go back to sleep at night.
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Stanford NIDCAP Training Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.
D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development*; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D010351:Patient Discharge