Season 4 – Episode 4: Lighting in the first days of life – Circadian care in neonatal units
In this episode, we speak with Roos Bos, a PhD researcher in the Netherlands studying how light exposure affects preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Roos breaks down:
How the circadian system develops before and after birth
How the NICU environment differs from the rhythmic environment of the womb
Why light-dark cycles may matter during this sensitive period of development and what we currently know about lighting interventions in the NICU
How time cues, such as feeding, breast milk and temperature could help support developing circadian rhythms
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