Objective To assess whether Family Integrated Care (FICare) in the neonatal intensive care
unit improves maternal chronic physiological stress and child behavior at 18 months of …

Family-integrated care (FICare) is associated with improved developmental outcomes and
decreased parental mental health risks in stable preterm infants. However, less is known …

Background Children born very preterm demonstrate behavioural challenges due to clinical
factors, exposure to the high stress environment of intensive care, and separation from …

Background Despite evidence suggesting that parent involvement was beneficial for infant
and parent outcomes, the Family Integrated Care (FICare) programme was one of the first …

Objective To evaluate the impact of individualized, developmentally supportive family-
centered care on infant physiological variables, growth, behavioral stress cues, return to …

Background Reducing mother-infant separation in early life is a key breakthrough in the care
improvement model in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Previously, we reported …

Preterm infants are at increased risk for developmental delays. Family integrated care
(FICare) is a novel care delivery model that integrates parents into their infant's care in the …

Background We have developed a Family Integrated Care (FIC) model for use in a neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU) where parents provide most of the care for their infant, while …

Background Every year, about 15 million of the world's infants are born preterm (before 37
weeks gestation). In Alberta, the preterm birth rate was 8.7% in 2015, the second highest …

Objectives (1) Assess effects of a modified Family Integrated Care (FICare) model on US
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) parents;(2) Evaluate NICU nurses' perspectives …