The Role of Occupational Therapy with Newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review

Despite current regulations and practical evidence of the impact of Occupational Therapy in the NICU, scientific literature on the subject remains scarce. This gap reveals the need for greater systematization of professional practices in this context, as well as for increased recognition of the role of occupational therapists in neonatal hospital settings This study aims to map the practice of Occupational Therapy with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by gathering interventions described in the scientific literature.