Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the
family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty …

Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

Background Parents of babies admitted to neonatal units (NNU) are exposed to a range of
potentially distressing experiences, which can lead to mental health symptoms such as …

Abstract Objectives The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU)
is a well-validated tool to assess different sources of stress in parents during the NICU …

The anticipated birth of an extremely low gestational age (< 25 weeks) infant presents many
difficult questions, and variations in practice continue to exist. Decisions regarding care of …

Very preterm birth (VPT;< 32 weeks of gestation) has been associated with an increased risk
to develop cognitive and socio-emotional problems, as well as with increased vulnerability …

Around 15 million children are born preterm (< 37 weeks of gestation) every year. Of these,
15% or 2.25 million are born very preterm (VP;< 32 weeks of gestation). Here, the …

Mothers of preterm infants experience significant psychological distress, with elevated levels
of inter-correlated depressive, stress, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms. In a …

Parents and the family environment have a pronounced influence on child development. For
children at increased risk such as those born very preterm (VPT) or with very low birth weight …

Objective To classify NICU interventions for parental distress and quantify their
effectiveness. Study design We systematically reviewed controlled studies published before …