Parents' pandemic NICU experience in the United States: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) frequently reported high levels of stress, uncertainty, and decreased parenting confidence. Early research has demonstrated that parents have had less access to their infants in the hospital due to restrictions on parental presence secondary to the pandemic. It is unknown how parents have perceived their experiences in the NICU since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of parents who had an infant in the NICU in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic to inform healthcare providers and policy makers for future development of policies and care planning.

Methods

The study design was a qualitative description of

SUBMITTER: Vance AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655088 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature