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 …

OBJECTIVE. Although low birth weight premature infants and parents are at high risk for
adverse health outcomes, there is a paucity of studies that test early NICU interventions with …

Premature and medically vulnerable infants experience early and sometimes prolonged
separation from their parents, intrusive and unnatural environments, painful and distressing …

Abstract Many infants (7–15%) spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and
continue to experience medical issues after discharge. Family psychological responses …

Objective To examine how family-based interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) may change parental knowledge and behaviors and decrease stress. Methods …

Background Preterm infants are at high risk for adverse neurodevelopmental and behavioral
outcomes. Family Nurture Intervention (FNI) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is …

Objective To 1) define predictors of parent presence, any holding, holding in arms, and skin-
to-skin care in the NICU and 2) investigate the relationships between parent participation …

Objective To synthesize and analyse the literature on the effects of parent-provider
communication during infant hospitalization in the neonatal (intensive) care unit (NICU) on …

The premature birth of a child and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a
distressing experience for parents, and has been associated with symptoms of depression …

Parents will interact with a multitude of teams from various disciplines during their child's
admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. Recognition of the emotional stressors …