Parental perceptions of the impact of neonatal unit visitation policies during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To ascertain parental perceptions of the impact of restricted visiting policies to neonatal intensive care units during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional survey of parents impacted by visitation policies.

Setting

Six tertiary level neonatal units, four from the UK and two from the USA, participated in the study.

Participants

Parents and families of infants hospitalised in the participating centres between 1 May 2020 and 21 August 2020.

Methods

Online-based and/or paper-based survey, querying the visitation policies and their impact on parents' ability to visit, care for and bond with their infants.

Results

A total of 231 responses were received. Visitation limited to a single visitor with no restrictions on duration

SUBMITTER: Muniraman H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661349 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature