The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Environment ______________________

Multiple Choice

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment ______________________.

A) Is conducive to promoting behavioral state regulation in very preterm infants
B) Often provides sensory stimuli in very similar ways as would be experienced in the natural, intrauterine environment
C) Is typically able to provide the intensity, types, and duration of sensory inputs and exposure that match well the infants' level of maturation, sensory needs, or individual tolerances
D) Often provides sensory inputs and experiences that are unlike what the infant would experience in the natural intrauterine environment and that have the potential to hinder neurodevelopment