Gravens By Design: Selected Abstracts from the 36th Annual Gravens Conference on the Environment of Care for High Risk Newborns: Resiliency and Change in the NICU

Robert White, MD, Joy Brown, PhD, Vincent Smith, MD, Mitchell Goldstein, MD, MBA, CML

Selected abstracts from the the 36th Annual Gravens Conference are presented below:

Poster Abstracts Table of Contents:

  • Gravens2023–2 The Isolette Does Not Protect from the Noise Within
  • Gravens2023–4 A quality improvement project to determine the suitability and efficacy of diaper wipes used in the NICU
  • Gravens2023–6 Feeding Support Needs of Infants in a Level III NICU
  • Gravens2023–7 Oh (Small) Baby!
  • Gravens2023–8 Recognizing Parents as Essential Care in the NICU
  • Gravens2023–9 The NICU blues: “Am I losing my mind?”
  • Gravens2023–10 Time is More Precious than Gold: A Golden Hour Improvement Project
  • Gravens2023–11 Salivary Oxytocin and Cortisol Release Are Associated with Premature Infant Neurobehavioral Patterns
  • Gravens2023–12 Acceptability and Feasibility of a Digital Educational Intervention for Parents with a Preterm Infant at The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Gravens2023–13 Developmental Participation Skills Assessment
  • Gravens2023–14 Mother-Infant Interaction Patterns in the NICU: Variations Across Time and by Social Context
  • Gravens2023–15 Implementation of Nurse Led Multi-Disciplinary Rounds in a Level II NICU
  • Gravens2023–16 Improving communication in the NICU: the implementation of the Family Snapshot Tool
  • Gravens2023-17 A Multi-Tiered Systemic Approach to Helping Families Thrive in the NICU and Beyond
  • Gravens2023–18 Interdisciplinary Guidelines and Recommendations for NICU Discharge Preparation and Transition Planning
  • Gravens2023–19 Cardiac, Renal and Liver Function in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia
  • Gravens2023–20 “Cool attached”
  • Gravens2023–21 Efficacy of Giving Oropharyngeal Mother’s Milk in Extreme Preterm Infants in Early Transition to Breast Feeding and Duration of Hospital Stay: A Case Control Study
  • Gravens2023–22 The i-Rainbow: A flexible, evidence based care path for providing developmental care in the neonatal intensive care setting
  • Gravens2023–23 A Novel Texting-Based Virtual Assistant for NICU Families is Valuable and Feasible
  • Gravens2023–24 Pandemic Pandemonium: The Implications of Visitation Restrictions Through the Lived Experiences of NICU Parents and Why We Must Redefine Their Role as Essential Care Partners
  • Gravens2023–25 Socially Distant Discharge Planning Rounds, a New Model of Care
  • Gravens2023–26 Targeted Developmental Interventions for ‘Older’ Infants in the NICU Requiring Positive Pressure Support
  • Gravens2023–27 Prenatal Mental Health and Emotional Experiences during the Pandemic: Associations with Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
  • Gravens2023–28 Use of KangarobeTM—a Novel Garmentto Facilitate Safe, Comfortable, and Efficient Kangaroo Care
  • Gravens2023–29 Nurses’ implementation of skin-to-skin contact in the NICU is related to their perceptions of family-centered care
  • Gravens2023–30 Systematic review of neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants who have experienced pain
  • Gravens2023–31 NICU Discharge Guideline Implementation by a Community Based Team: A Real-World Scenario
  • Gravens2023–32 Effectiveness of Hammock Positioning on Physiological Parameters and Sleep of Preterm Infants in NICU: A Systematic Review Protocol
  • Gravens2023–33 The Power of Reflection: Becoming a Trauma Informed Professional
  • Gravens2023–34 Full-Spectrum Circadian Lighting in a Level IV NICU
  • Gravens2023–35 Perinatal Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a Medical Home for NICU graduates
  • Gravens2023–36 Serial Brain Imaging and Targeted Neuropromotive Intervention for Very Preterm Infants in the NICU—Study Protocol and Preliminary Outcomes
  • Gravens2023–37 Future Intersection of NICU and Fetal Center Professionals and Facilities
  • Gravens2022–38 Evolution of the auditory environment by post-menstrual age in infants born very preterm
  • Gravens2023–39 Parent Presence and Engagement in the NICU: Trends and Relationships to Infant Stress
  • Gravens2023–40 Where you start out shouldn’t determine where you end up!
  • Gravens2023–41 Provision of Positive Oral Experiences for Premature Infants by Offering Milk Drops: A Clinical Practice Change Initiative
  • Gravens2023–42 NICU Families Have Positive Perception of Doctors’ Daily Progress Notes
  • Gravens2023–43 Improving Safe Sleep Practices in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit