Developmental Care One-on-one sessions with Occupational Therapist Positioning Infant massage – hands-on demonstrations using models (age appropriate) Milestones Interacting with your premature baby Occupational Therapy Music and your premature baby Information on community support programs Handouts Understanding your baby Parenting your baby Video “No Matter How Small” Reading cues Handouts Skin-to-Skin Holding Hands-on demonstrations, posters, and handouts Self-Care Coping with your baby’s hospitalization The mother postpartum, baby blues, PPD Coping with stress Parent perspective: Graduate parent mentoring Family life sessions Recognizing Post Partum Handouts Depression (PPD) Evening session for families/friends and/or Family & friends handouts explaining how they can be supportive NICU basics Tubes, Ventilators and CPAP’s — what are those RT’s doing? Family centred care Medications and your baby, medications and pumping/breastfeeding mother Daily Care Clinical terminology Medical aspects of prematurity Infant care (bathing, dressing and daily care: Equipment hands-on demonstrations) NICU staff Infant and Child CPR (every 3 weeks) Family Integrated Care (FICare), role of the parent, discussion session and/or handouts Baby steps to breastfeeding Lactation consultant – one-on-one consultation Breastfeeding and pumping Video Infection Prevention Decreasing the risk of infection and your baby, in hospital/at home Handouts Discharge planning, “Baby Steps to Discharge” handout and discussion/community resources Planning for discharge, the baby at Veteran parent session: going home home Your baby at home Lactation consultant/OT– one-on-one sessions Who should participate?
Developmental Care Positioning Milestones Occupational Therapy One-on-one sessions with Occupational Therapist Infant massage – hands-on demonstrations using models (age appropriate) Interacting with your premature baby Music and your premature baby Information on community support programs Handouts Understanding your baby Reading cues Parenting your baby Video “No Matter How Small” Handouts Skin-to-Skin Holding Hands-on demonstrations, posters, and handouts Self-Care Coping with stress Family life Recognizing Post Partum Depression (PPD) Family & friends Coping with your baby’s hospitalization The mother postpartum, baby blues, PPD Parent perspective: Graduate parent mentoring sessions Handouts Evening session for families/friends and/or handouts explaining how they can be supportive NICU basics Family centred care Daily Care Clinical terminology Equipment NICU staff Tubes, Ventilators and CPAP’s — what are those RT’s doing? Medications and your baby, medications and pumping/breastfeeding mother Medical aspects of prematurity Infant care (bathing, dressing and daily care: hands-on demonstrations) Infant and Child CPR (every 3 weeks) Family Integrated Care (FICare), role of the parent, discussion session and/or handouts Breastfeeding and pumping Baby steps to breastfeeding Lactation consultant – one-on-one consultation Video Infection Prevention Decreasing the risk of infection and your baby, in hospital/at home Handouts Planning for discharge, the baby at home Discharge planning, “Baby Steps to Discharge” handout and discussion/community resources Veteran parent session: going home Your baby at home Lactation consultant/OT– one-on-one sessions Who should participate?
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