Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants

Katarzyna Wróblewska-Seniuk; Mikaela Lenells; Marcus Glenton Prescott; Michelle Fiander; Roger Soll; Matteo Bruschettini

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD016073

Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jul 11;7(7):CD016073. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016073.

Authors

Katarzyna Wróblewska-Seniuk¹, Mikaela Lenells^{2

3}, Marcus Glenton Prescott⁴, Michelle Fiander⁵, Roger Soll⁶, Matteo Bruschettini⁷

Affiliations

¹ II Department of Neonatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
² Women and Children's Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ FoUU, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
⁵ Cochrane Neonatal Group, Halifax, Canada.
⁶ Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
⁷ Cochrane Sweden, Department of Research and Education, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of multisensory stimulation compared to any single sensory intervention or standard care for physical and neurological development in preterm infants.

MeSH terms

Child Development*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature* / growth & development
Physical Stimulation / methods
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic