Baby and Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Changing Perspective

The goal of baby and family-centered care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is to recognize the baby's needs exhibited through the baby ’s individual behavior and communication and support parent education, engagement, and interaction with the baby to build a nurturing relationship. Health care providers and caregivers must guide rather than control the role of the parents from birth through NICU care, transition to home, and cont inuing care at home. Parents are health care team members, primary caregivers, and shared decision-makers in caring for their babies.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research