The Developmental Observer, the official publication of the NIDCAP Federation International (NFI), is produced as a benefit to its professional membership and the broader profession. The publication provides information about the organization and furthers understanding of the NIDCAP work. A few of the regular columns appear from issue to issue, while others feature different aspects of the NFI’s efforts. The Developmental Observer provides original articles, news items, resources, meeting abstracts, and information and stories of NIDCAP Training and its integration into clinical care. The focus of the Developmental Observer is on NIDCAP Training and its outcomes, developmental care and family-focused articles about newborn babies who are premature or sick in all settings in hospitals across the globe. ISSN: 2689-2650.

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2026): Developmental Observer

Published: 2026-02-19

Early kangaroo care in preterm less than 32 weeks and very low birth weight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Joana Arêde Martins, Renato Ferreira-da-Silva, André Assunção, Fátima Clemente, Inês Azevedo, Sandra Costa

Neural sensitivity to social cues in preterm preschoolers: Reduced voice but not face processing

Rowena Van den Broeck, Lisa Gistelinck, Gunnar Naulaers, Els Ortibus, Bart Boets, Bieke Bollen

Feasibility and impact of comprehensive NIDCAP integration in a high-acuity cardiac setting

Samantha C. Butler, Valerie Rofeberg, Christine M. Rachwal, Susan Herel, Dorothy Vittner

Immediate kangaroo mother care was more feasible for preterm infants after vaginal than Caesarean deliveries in a Spanish neonatal unit

Ana Peña-Moreno, Belén Fernández-Monteagudo, Enery Gómez-Montes, Cristina Martín-Arriscado-Arroba, Maria Lopez Maestro, Salvador Piris-Borregas

Barriers and facilitators to kangaroo care in Portuguese NICUs: A cross-sectional study with health professionals

Sandra Costa, Tânia Leiras, Lígia Silva, Susana Oliveira, Madalena Pacheco, Fátima Clemente

Parental stress three to five years after preterm birth: a pilot study

José Couto, Sandra Costa, Beatriz Vilela, Sara Almeida, Filipa Flor-de-Lima, Gustavo Rocha

NeuroN-QI: Nurse perspectives on a multimodal intervention to enhance preterm infants neurodevelopment in the NICU

M Aita , G Laporte , A Breton-Piette , G De Clifford-Faugère , A Lavallée, M Héon
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