OBJECTIVE. Family-centered care has become integral to the provision of quality neonatal
intensive care. However, practices that reflect the core principles of family-centered care …

Family-centered care (FCC) has been increasingly emphasized as an important and
necessary element of neonatal intensive care. FCC is conceptualized as a philosophy with a …

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 …

Objective: Family-centered care is becoming a standard of care in neonatal intensive care
units (NICUs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a national program …

Objective To explore the mental health needs of parents of infants in a neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU), as well as barriers and solutions to meeting these needs. Design …

Abstract Background Although infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) are at risk for
developmental impairments and parents are at risk for emotional distress, factors that …

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

Up to 15% of parents have an infant who will spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU). After discharge, parents may care for a medically fragile infant and worry about their …

Objective Collaborative clinician–family relationships are necessary for the delivery of
successful patient-and family-centered care (PFCC) in the NICU. Challenging clinician …

Purpose of review Parents of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
experience psychological distress, loss of the parenting role, and disruptions to parent-infant …