Neurodevelopment in the Congenital Heart Disease Population as Framed by the Life Course Health Development Framework.

Interventions to support optimal neurodevelopment should focus on the PCICU environment during infancy. Developmentally supportive care models should be explored as a means of modifying the PCICU environment. In addition, more research is needed on the relationship between the PCICU and neurodevelopment. The conceptual model introduced can serve as a starting point for this research.