Effects of Early Physiotherapy Program on the Infants in NICU

The early physiotherapy program will begin when the infant is stable and continue until discharge. Depending on the infant's gestational age and respiratory needs, chest physiotherapy, developmental physiotherapy, or both will be administered, if necessary. The early family collaborative physiotherapy program will begin from the first day the infant is stable and parental contact is established, and will consist of routine-based care and family education programs that include therapeutic holding, carrying, positioning, and sucking facilitation to stimulate postural responses. The physiotherapy group will receive a routine-based family collaborative early intervention program. This program will be based on a model of goal-oriented active motor learning and sensory strategy development in an enriched environment, and will include family education programs that integrate holding, carrying, and positioning training into daily routines. All parents will participate in the training.