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This issue of the NAINR is focusing on “neuroprotection,” and Core Measures of Neuroprotective Care. The seven measures proposed by Altimier and Phillips are based on an up-to-date reflection of the state of the art with respect to neonatal care. 1 The need for Core Measures is also explained as a way to bring uniformity to the standards of care that vary greatly from place to place as new progress and advances lead to developments designed to improve neonatal outcomes. I am fully supportive of the proposed Core Measures, and am invited to comment on the “integral role skin-to-skin contact (SSC) plays in Neuroprotective Care." Bearing in mind that “the only constant is change," and considering my particular interest in SSC, I would like to present a brief historical background that has brought us to the present state-of-the-art, then a synopsis of the science underlying SSC, followed by a futuristic vision of what the state-of-the-art in infant care might look like. The Seven Neuroprotective Core Measures will be important in reaching such a state, though I shall end with proposing a new Neurosupportive Core Measure! |
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