Close Collaboration with Parents Affects the Length of Stay and Growth in Preterm Infants: A Register-Based Study in Finland

CONCLUSION: The unit-wide intervention improving family-centred care practices in NICUs may lead to more efficient use of hospital resources by shortening the LOS, improving growth, and decreasing hospital visits of preterm infants.PMID:38354726 | DOI:10.1159/000535517

Source: Neonatology - February 14, 2024 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Ryo Itoshima Kjell Helenius Sari Ahlqvist-Bj örkroth Tero Vahlberg Liisa Lehtonen Source Type: research