Infant Day Care
Posted on: Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 03:00 CST
Youngblade LM, Carter C: Counseling parents on infant day care: How to do it effectively. Contemporary Pediatrics 2004; 2118): 54- 72.
Parents frequently turn to healthcare providers with questions about day care for their infant, but there are no simple, absolute answers. This article reviews four areas that should be discussed and the controversies within each area. Parents ask four questions: l)should I go back to work? 2) how will my working affect my baby? 3) what kind of care is available? and 4) what do I look for in good care?
In 1993, Congress passed the Family Medical Leave Act, which grants unpaid leave with protected job security for parents of newborn and newly adopted children for up to 12 weeks. Multiple studies have looked at attachment issues, hours of employment, cognitive outcomes, social/emotional development and communicable illness in children in day care. Results vary from positive to negative outcomes on every issue. Providers should support parents in reviewing their philosophy, income needs, and career development to help them make the best decision for their family. Specific guidelines for parents plus the presentation of both sides of the issues make this a good article for parents and providers.
Literature Review offers succinct summaries of articles published in recent clinical journals.
The journals reviewed include: American Family Physician * American Journal of Medicine * Annals of Internal Medicine * Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine * British Journal of Medicine * CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians * Cancer * Clinical Pediatrics * Journal of Emergency Medicine * Journal of the American Medical Association * Journal of Pediatric Health Care * Obstetrics and Gynecology * Lancet * Mayo Clinic Proceedings * MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing * The Medical Letter * Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report * New England Journal of Medicine * Pediatric Annals * Pediatric Nursing * Pediatrics * Pediatrics in Review
Copyright Springhouse Corporation Dec 2004
Source: Nurse Practitioner
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