title: Challenges in providing developmentally supportive care: a case presentation.
abstract: A developmentally supportive family-centered approach to care is extremely valuable for even the most critically ill infant. This case presentation of Martha, a severely small for gestational age twin born at 30 weeks gestation, highlights three major areas in which clinical care is enhanced through the integration of neurobehavioral observation: self-regulation, comfort, and family advocacy. The ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, and integrity were relied upon to ensure her humane care.
authors.affiliation: NIDCAP Federation International, Inc., Toledo, OH, USA. premieg@aol.com
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lawhon
mesh_terms: D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*