Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Couplets of parents and their preterm infants admitted to the NICU, who are \<35 weeks gestation at birth and who are deemed medically stable by their treating neonatologist. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants with significant neurologic disorder precluding meaningful interaction with the parents as determined by the neurologist * Infants with major congenital anomalies precluding meaningful interaction with the parents as determined by the neurologist * Infants with systemic medical and/ or surgical conditions precluding interaction with the parents, other than preterm-related intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). * Parental refusal to participate * Absence of clearance from the neonatologist * Infants planned to be transferred to another facility for their NICU care.