Encouraging parental reading for high-risk NICU infants

To assess whether a citywide structured book-sharing program (NICU Bookworms) designed to promote reading to infants while admitted in the NICU would increase parental reading behaviors ( ≥3-4 days/week) in the NICU and after discharge home, including high-risk parents who do not themselves enjoy reading.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - January 13, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Viral G. Jain, Christy Kessler, Linda Lacina, Greg A. Szumlas, Clare Crosh, John S. Hutton, Robert Needlman, Thomas G. Dewitt Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research