Historical perspectives of neonatal transport

L J Butterfield

doi:10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38507-8

Historical perspectives of neonatal transport

Pediatr Clin North Am. 1993 Apr;40(2):221-39. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38507-8.

Author

L J Butterfield¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neonatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine/The Children's Hospital, Denver.

PMID: 8451079
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38507-8

Abstract

A personalized view of the growth and development of neonatal transport is presented. The public display of premature infants in France and Germany and the beginning of the transport incubators in Chicago are explained. How the policy of regionalization was developed and diluted during the readjustment phase is discussed.

Publication types

Historical Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ambulances / history
History, 20th Century
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / history
Neonatal Nursing / history
Neonatology / history*
Regional Medical Programs / history
Transportation of Patients / history*
United States
Urban Health / history