Robert White, MD

Selected abstracts from the the 33rd Annual Gravens Conference are presented below:

Poster Abstracts Table of Contents:

Gravens2020-1: Relationship of NICU Stress and Cortisol Variability with Very Low Birth Weight Infant Behavioral Outcomes at 2 and 4 Years

Gravens2020-2: A comparative study of mothers of infants hospitalized in an open ward NICU and a combined pod and single family room design

Gravens2020-3: A Grounded Theory of Primary Nursing Relationships in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Gravens2020-4: Music Therapy and the Use of Recorded Maternal Singing and Heartbeat to Promote Analgesia for Preterm Infants Undergoing a Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening

Gravens2020-5: How the Single-Family Room Design Model is Impacting Family Engagement in the NICU

Gravens2020-6: Use of the Optimal State Scoring Tool as a way to engage in transdisciplinary care and help guide medical team decisions for medically complex infants in the NICU

Gravens2020-7: Parental Understanding of Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Program: Quality Improvement

Gravens2020-8: Crafting a comprehensive program to address parental and infant psychological health in the NICU. Review of evidence, program evaluation, and tools for improvement and advocacy.

Gravens2020-9: Implementation of a Formal Parent Buddy Program in Community Level 3 NICU

Gravens2020-10: Using the “MyChart Bedside” App to Enhance Early Consistent NICU Discharge Preparedness

Gravens2020-11: Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Improve Early Hand Expression (EHE) of Colostrum in a Community Level 3 NICU

Gravens2020-12: Transitioning from NICU to Home: The Next Step

Gravens2020-13: Systems-Based Practice: Engaging institutions, staff and families to support optimal and equitable outcomes for all

Gravens2020-14: Integrated Fetal Care: An Innovative Approach to Prenatal Counselling

Gravens2020-15: Narrative Training and Consultation in Neonatal Intensive Care: Building Tools for Self-Reflective Learning

Gravens2020-16: A Suggested Framework to support Maternal/Newborn health and biophysical stability: Embrace Refugee Birth Support Program

Gravens2020-17: Reduction of Noxious Stimulation (Cuff Blood Pressures) in the Small Baby Population

Gravens2020-18: Nurse Driven Assessment of Maternal-Infant Attachment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Gravens2020-19: Early contingent language learning in NICU infants: brain-based evidence

Gravens2020-20: Maternal experiences participating in a pilot study of individualized human milk fortification in the NICU: a qualitative study

Gravens2020-21: Factors which may contribute to the success or failure of use of human milk in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Gravens2020-22: USE OF THICKENED LIQUIDS IN THE NICU

[FULL ABSTRACTS PRESENTED IN ARTICLE BELOW]