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University of South Florida

REACH / Office of Faculty Development

WHC Foundation Fund Seed Grant Awarded: Maguire Team
May 22, 2015 · 3:26 pm
Research

$15,000 to be funded July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

An intervention to Improve Feeding Success in Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

  • Denise Maguire, PhD, RN, CNL, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
  • Kathleen Armstrong, PhD, NCSP, Professor, Morsani College of Medicine
  • Rita DeBate, PhD, MPH, FAED, Professor, College of Public Health
  • Emily Shaffer-Hudkins, PhD, NCSP, Assistant Professor, Morsani College of Medicine

Description:

Infants born to women with narcotic addiction are difficult to feed because of their withdrawal symptoms. We will use video from expert nurses to teach new mothers how to be successful in feeding, which will serve public health goals by optimizing parenting skills in this high risk population.

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