Association of Parental Interactions and Therapies with Cerebral Oxygenation Variability in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Objective:  This study evaluated the association of parental interactions and therapies with cerebral oxygenation (rScO) and rScO variability in infants using near-infrared spectroscopy.

Study Design:  Prospective pilot study in clinically stable infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Infants were monitored continuously for 48 hours, and rScO during parental interactions and therapies was compared with periods of no activity.

A randomized-controlled trial of parent-administered interventions to improve short-term motor outcomes in hospitalized very low birthweight infants.

Background: Premature infants are at increased risk for cerebral palsy (CP). Early interventions with a motor focus and administered by parents may improve motor outcomes.

Aims: Secondary study evaluating the short-term motor outcomes and risk for CP in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants randomized to multimodal interventions with a motor focus provided by parents versus usual care.

Examining the economic impacts of caregiving among families of children of medical complexity: A qualitative study to inform inclusive economic models.

Background: Children with medical complexity (CMC) represent a heterogeneous group of children with multiple, chronic healthcare conditions. Caregivers of CMC experience a high intensity of caregiving that is often variable, extends across several networks of care, and often lasts for the entirety of the child's life. The economic impacts of caregiving are yet understudied in the CMC context.

Designing for caregiving networks: a case study of primary caregivers of children with medical complexity.

Objective: The study aimed to characterize the experiences of primary caregivers of children with medical complexity (CMC) in engaging with other members of the child's caregiving network, thereby informing the design of health information technology (IT) for the caregiving network. Caregiving networks include friends, family, community members, and other trusted individuals who provide resources, information, health, or childcare.

Materials And Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of two qualitative studies.

Machine learning approaches to evaluate infants' general movements in the writhing stage-a pilot study.

The goals of this study are to describe machine learning techniques employing computer-vision movement algorithms to automatically evaluate infants' general movements (GMs) in the writhing stage. This is a retrospective study of infants admitted 07/2019 to 11/2021 to a level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Infant GMs, classified by certified expert, were analyzed in two-steps (1) determination of anatomic key point location using a NICU-trained pose estimation model [accuracy determined using object key point similarity (OKS)]; (2) development of a preliminary movement model to distinguish normal versus cramped-synchronized (CS) GMs using cosine similarity and autocorrelation of major joints.