Fathers' needs in a surgical neonatal intensive care unit: Assuring the other parent.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Fathers of infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) play an important role and have individual needs that are often not recognised. While there is considerable evidence regarding mothers' needs in the NICU, information about fathers' is particularly limited. This study identifies the needs of fathers of newborns admitted to NICU for general surgery of major congenital anomalies, and whether health-care professionals meet these needs. METHODS:Forty-eight fathers of infants admitted for surgery between February 2014 and September 2015 were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Fathers completed the Neonatal Family Needs Inventory comprising 56 items in 5 subscales (Support, Comfort, Information, Proximity, Assurance) at admission and discharge and whether these ne

SUBMITTER: Govindaswamy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202595 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature