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  • Adverse environmental conditions in the NICU can lead to negative neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants via epigenetic changes.
  • Developmental care practices have the potential to reverse these epigenetic modifications and improve neurodevelopment.
  • The article discusses the impact of NICU environmental stress and developmental care on preterm infants' neurodevelopment and offers insights for future epigenetic research.

Article Abstract

Adverse environmental stimulation in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can affect neurodevelopment through epigenetic modification and thus has adverse effects on the long-term developmental outcome of preterm infants. Developmental care can reverse epigenetic changes in genes and promote neurodevelopment in preterm infants. This article reviews the influence of environmental stress in the NICU and developmental care on neurodevelopment in preterm infants, as well as related epigenetic effects, in order to provide a reference for epigenetic studies of preterm infants.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7389294PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2019.11.016DOI Listing

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