TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Early Intervention Services in the NICU Graduate A1 - Malcolm, William F. PY - 2015 T2 - Beyond the NICU: Comprehensive Care of the High-Risk Infant AB - Early intervention services help the child reach their developmental potential, while also helping support the families of these young children. When babies are born too early or have a medical diagnosis necessitating intensive care, they spend a prolonged period of time in the hospital and are at risk for developmental delays. At the same time, families experience a wide range of emotions when their child is in an intensive care nursery. The initial focus tends to be on the child's medical condition before focusing on how the child will develop. Once the medical situation is stable or resolved, many families will begin to ask what their child will be like developmentally as they get older. For the majority of children there is no answer for how their prematurity or medical diagnosis will affect them. Therefore, families will experience feelings of anxiety, helplessness, and sadness. This can negatively impact the well-being of the family as well as the development of the child. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105545591 ER -