Rapprochement Model
Skin-to-skin Care
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Joy V. Browne, PhD, PCNS-BC, IMH-E®
Petora Manetto-Spratt, PT, DPT, PCS, IMH-E® Infant Family Specialist
Emily McNeil, LPC, BC-DMT, CIMI, IMH-E (IV)
Kristin Frank, OTR/L, CIMI
Jennifer Martin, M.S., CCC-SLP
Jennifer Harrison, MS, CLE, CIMI
Gail Trujillo, M.Sc., Ph.D (ABD), IMH-E®
Debra Paul, OTR/L
Jeffrey Alberts, PhD
Jean Powlesland, MS, RNC-NNIC, NIDCAP Trainer
Jennifer Hofherr, MS, OTR/L, C/NDT
Bonni Moyer, MSPT
Diane Ballweg, MSN, APRN, CNS
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, CHPE
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Rapprochement Model
Overview
The Rapprochement Model aims to assist staff members who care for fragile babies in intensive care settings with a step by step model of supporting parents to progress to full skin to skin holding from a cognitive, emotional and behavioral perspective. The model assumes that the abrupt separation from the regulatory interaction of the mother and fetus needs to be carefully resumed through smell, voice, and touch after birth, especially for the fragile infant.
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The WONDERbabies Caregiver Guide was developed utilizing information from both the BABIES domains of development as well as the PreSTEPS model of caregiver contributions to supporting infant development. It is intended to inform caregivers in what to expect their baby to do, ways to support their baby, things to look for along the way as well as reflective questions to ask themselves across the six BABIES developmental domains. It also provides “red flags” to watch for in both babies and parents/caregivers, along with a host of resources to connect with.
Included with all purchases are directions for the community provider on how to best use the Guide with primary caregivers.
Who this is for: Caregivers of fragile newborns and young infants
Goal: To provide information to caregivers about developmental building blocks for fragile newborns and young infants
Faculty: Kristin Frank, OTR, CIMI and Jennifer Harrrison, MS, CLE, CIMI
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The “Getting to Know Your Baby” Guide is a 35-page booklet with photographs of typical communication behaviors of the developing preterm and term newborn. Used to help primary caregivers understand the approach and avoidance behaviors of babies, it sets the stage for how to support babies when they are overloaded and to promote optimal development. Based on Als’ Synactive Theory, it covers observable autonomic, motor, state, interaction and self regulation behaviors that can guide care. It is available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.
To order the “Getting to Know Your Baby” Guide/Pamphlet please contact us here.
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