Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of Family Integrated Care in Ontario Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: In Ontario, approximately 8% (11,000) of infants are born preterm (22-<37 weeks gestation) each year. Many of these infants are cared for in a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Family Integrated Care (FICare), an innovative model of care, aims to facilitate the involvement of parents in the care of their infants in NICUs. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the general and specific needs of Level II NICUs in Ontario prior to implementation of FICare. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, two surveys (leadership and site resources) were developed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science Research's innovation, inner setting, and outer setting constructs and distributed to Level II NICUs medic

SUBMITTER: Al Bizri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12651761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature