Parental and staff experiences of restricted parental presence on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on parental presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the first wave. The NICU team at the Rosie Hospital, Cambridge, endeavoured to explore the impact on parent and staff experiences of supporting parents throughout the period when visiting was restricted, between 13th August and 11th September 2020.

Methods

Bespoke surveys were designed following the first lockdown to gather information on the impact on staff and parents. The questions were developed in the context of initial observations and conversations with staff and parents.

Results

The findings of this study have illustrated the extent of the restrictions on parental wellbeing and mood, with the restrictions having had an adverse effect on the

SUBMITTER: Garfield H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652665 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature