Learning from Understanding Caregivers with Infants' Experiences with Neuroprotective Developmental Care (LUCIE-NDC) Project

Dr Emma Crawford, University of Queensland; Associate Professor (Adjunct) Pamela Douglas, Griffth University and University of Queensland; Ms Lucy Waldby, University of Queensland

•  We are collectine stories and thoughts abour caregivers' experiences of NDC with the aim of learning from these perspectives. 
• This research involves interviews with caregivers of infants (babies under 12 months old) and NDC practitioners with the aim of understanding their experiences of receiving infant care services that are informed by Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC). The research focuses on what workd for families and what could be better; how NDC information shapes families’ daily activities and routines; and caregivers’ experiences receiving evidence based information that is often quite different to different mainstream advice.

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Mums, dads and other caregivers

NDC accredited practitioners

Optimising maternal mental health and skills acquisition in the perinatal period: what works? A meta-analysis of systematic reviews

Associate Professor (Adjunct) Pamela Douglas, Griffith University; Dr Koa Whittingham, School of Medicine, UQ; Professor Debra Creedy, Griffith University; Associate Professor Peter Hill, School of Public Health, UQ

'Sleep, Baby and You': Possums Sleep Intervention translated into the United Kingdom context

Professor Helen Ball and team, Parent-Infant Sleep Lab, Durham University, UK; Associate Professor (Adjunct) Pamela Douglas, Griffith University; Dr Koa Whittingham, School of Medicine, UQ

Australian Collaborative for Infant Oral Research

Dr Pamela Douglas, Senior Lecturer, UQ; Professor Laurie Walsh, Head of Research, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland (UQ); Associate Professor Peter Hill, School of Public Health, UQ; Professor Marc Tennant, Winthrop Professor, University of Western Australia (UWA); Associate Professor Donna Geddes, Human Lactation Research Group, UWA; and others

Ultrasound Imaging of Infant Oromotor Function in Gestalt Breastfeeding

Associate Professor Donna Geddes, Human Lactation Research Group, UWA; Dr Sharon Perella, Human Lactation Research Group, UWA; and others