Importance During newborn hospitalization in the neonatal unit, fathers often feel anxious
and excluded from their child's caregiving and decision-making. Few studies and …

Importance Active participation in care by parents and zero separation between parents and
their newborns is highly recommended during infant hospitalization in the neonatal intensive …

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 …

Background Involvement in caregiving and tailored support services may reduce the risk of
mental health symptoms for mothers after their preterm infant's neonatal intensive care unit …

Background: Family-integrated care (FICare) is an innovative model of care developed at
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada, to better integrate parents into the team caring for their infant …

Family-Integrated Care (FICare) empowers parents to play an active role as a caregiver for
their infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This model of care is associated with …

Background: The Family Integrated Care (FICare) program adapted for Alberta (AB) level II
neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) aims to increase parental involvement and support …

Background Parents of infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are often
unintentionally marginalized in pursuit of optimal clinical care. Family Integrated Care …

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 …

Objective To explore the experiences of parents with an integrated maternity and neonatal
ward designed to empower parents by providing family-integrated care (FICare) to mother …