Pediatr. praxi. 2024;25(4):257-261 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2024.050

Positioning as part of newborn care

Mgr. Jana Kučová, Ph.D.
Oddělení neonatologie, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava

Positioning is a simple nursing intervention aimed at supporting the neurobehavioral and neuromotor stability of the newborn. The goal of positioning is to prevent the child's developmental disability and to support the adjustment of the child's clinical condition to the norm. The choice of a suitable position is always individual with regard to the current clinical condition and the reaction of the child to the chosen position. Nurses' knowledge of the effect of position on the child's health is an important prerequisite for the optimal use of this intervention.

Keywords: newborn, position, nursing care, stress.

Accepted: August 27, 2024; Published: September 5, 2024  Show citation

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