When I look back., I realize that I was being prepared for the long road ahead as prematurity
does not end when the baby gets discharged. My son came home on oxygen and during the …

Abstract Background Family Integrated Care (FICare) benefits preterm infants compared
with Family-Centered Care (FCC), but research is lacking in United States (US) Neonatal …

Preterm birth disrupts the natural progression of events in the parent-infant relationship and
bestows many of the typical parent responsibilities to the clinical care team. In turn, the …

Objectives The study aimed to identify nurse characteristics that influence their self-
perceived practice skills in working with families and their attitudes towards engaging …

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 …

Parents are often appointed a passive role in the care for their hospitalised child. In the
family-integrated care (FICare) model, parental involvement in neonatal care is emulated …

Background The parents' presence and involvement in neonatal care is a promising
approach to improve preterm infants' neurodevelopmental outcomes. We examined whether …

Background Sustainability of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) is suboptimal in
healthcare. Evidence on how knowledge translation (KT) strategies are used for the …

Background FICare model has been evaluated mostly on the stable preterm infant. We have
scaled the model to two implementation levels (basic/advanced), making it suitable for all …

Family integrated care (FICare) represents a contemporary approach to health care that
involves the active participation of families within the healthcare team. It empowers families …