The Baby Bridge program: A sustainable program that can improve therapy service delivery for preterm infants following NICU discharge.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of this project was to determine revenues and costs over time to assess the sustainability of the Baby Bridge program. METHODS:The Baby Bridge program was developed to promote timely, consistent and high quality early therapy services for high-risk infants following neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge. Key features of the Baby Bridge program were defined as: 1) having the therapist establish rapport with the family while in the NICU, 2) scheduling the first home visit within one week of discharge and continuing weekly visits until other services commence, 3) conducting comprehensive assessments to inform targeted interventions by a skilled, single provider, and 4) using a comprehensive therapeutic approach while collaborating with the NICU medical team and commu

SUBMITTER: Pineda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259591 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature