Author Interviews, Pediatrics / 08.11.2016
Huggies® Nursing Advisory Council Creates First-of-its-Kind Approach to Help Deliver Best Care with Every Diaper Change
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Barbara Voigtman, MSN, RN
Baby and Child Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Study Manager
Kimberly-Clark
Neenah, WI
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this developmental diapering guide?
Response: Changing an infant’s diaper currently is seen as a repetitive, routine task. The Huggies Nursing Advisory Council - a Kimberly Clark-sponsored consulting group made up of experts in neonatal and perinatal nursing, education, occupational therapy, as well as a NICU parent advocate - discovered an unseized opportunity for nurses to integrate, model and educate parents and other caregivers about a broad approach to diapering. This approach incorporates the developmental care model to foster infant/parent bonding as well as support psychological, neuorobiological and psychoemotional needs of the infant in addition to attending to the more commonly addressed physiological needs of the infant related to skin care.
Together, the Council undertook an extensive literature review, analyzing more than 500 articles, and found that the majority of existing research focuses on prevention, diagnosis and resolution of diaper dermatitis, but there was no comprehensive resource that addresses all aspects of diapering. As a result, the Council co-authored Every Change Matters™: A Guide to Developmental Diapering Care, the first review to consider diapering care within a comprehensive approach—including skin care, physical development, sensory elements and bonding.
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