Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental satisfaction in two European neonatal intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal units across the world have altered their policies to prevent the spread of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim was to report parental experience in two European neonatal units during the pandemic.

Methods

Parents of infants admitted to each neonatal unit were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. At King's College Hospital, UK (KCH), data were collected prospectively between June 2020 and August 2020 (first wave). At the Hospital Clínic Barcelona (HCM), data were collected retrospectively from parents whose infants were admitted between September 2020 and February 2021 (second and third wave).

Results

A total of 74 questionnaires were completed (38 from KCH and 36 from HCM). The pare

SUBMITTER: Zorro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490299 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature