Neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic - a global survey of parents' experiences regarding infant and family-centred developmental care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions affect provision and quality of neonatal care. This global study explores parents' experiences regarding the impact of the restrictions on key characteristics of infant and family-centred developmental care (IFCDC) during the first year of the pandemic.

Methods

For this cross-sectional study, a pre-tested online survey with 52 questions and translated into 23 languages was used to collect data between August and November 2020. Parents of sick or preterm infants born during the pandemic and receiving special/intensive care were eligible for participation. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and statistical testing based on different levels of restrictive measures.

Findings

In total, 2103 participants from 56 count

SUBMITTER: Kostenzer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8355909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature