The impact of pandemic restrictive visiting policies on infant wellbeing in a NICU

CONCLUSION: Data collected through the pandemic confirm the importance of parental presence for infants' wellbeing in a NICU setting.IMPACT: Parental support is an extremely important aspect for infants hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Their presence was limited in many NICUs worldwide during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic. This study confirm the importance of parental presence for infants' wellbeing also in a pandemic situation. Our results support a family-centered newborn individualized developmental care approach in the NICU.PMID:36959317 | PMC:PMC10034238 | DOI:10.1038/s41390-023-02562-w

Source: Pediatric Research - March 24, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Vito Giordano Renate Fuiko Andrea Witting Lukas Unterasinger Philipp Steinbauer Johanna Bajer Alex Farr Stefanie Hoehl Philipp Deindl Monika Olischar Angelika Berger Katrin Klebermass-Schrehof Source Type: research