An international study on implementation and facilitators and barriers for parent-infant closeness in neonatal units.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Parent-infant closeness and active parent participation in neonatal care are important for parent and infant health.

Objective

To give an overview of current neonatal settings and gain an in-depth understanding of facilitators and barriers to parent-infant closeness, zero-separation, in 19 countries.

Methods

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) professionals, representing 45 NICUs from a range of geographic regions in Europe and Canada, were purposefully selected and interviewed June-December 2018. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify, analyze and report patterns (themes) for parent-infant closeness across the entire series of interviews.

Results

Parent-infant separation during infant and/or maternity care is very common (42/45 units, 93%), des

SUBMITTER: van Veenendaal NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9523817 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature