Differences in rehabilitation for high-risk newborns: The impact of neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization.

ABSTRACT: There is growing recognition of the importance of rehabilitation through immediate and long-term follow-up, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) aftercare is emerging as an important field to consider rehabilitation services. An increasing number of children born are admitted to the NICU with complications commonly related to low birth weight, premature birth, and development of underlying diseases. Early initiation of rehabilitation services in the NICU has become more common and includes therapies relating to feeding tube removal and pulmonary breathing. We investigated the patterns of rehabilitation utilization (rehabilitation frequency, moving to an area for rehabilitation treatment) and medical expenses based on NICU hospitalization history. Data from the Korean National Health Ins

SUBMITTER: Kang KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12063853 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature