ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2010
Adolescent mothers in the NICU: how much do they understand?
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- Prenatal consults with illustrated literature (PnCIL): a RCT studying visual aids during prenatal consults.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2020Trial
- Communication of Illness Severity to Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review of Communication Characteristics and Prognostic Framing.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Neonatal neuropalliative care.Handbook of clinical neurology · 2023Review
- Neonatal intensive care unit admission and maternal postpartum depression.Journal of reproductive and infant psychology · 2019Article
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- Communicating prognosis with parents of critically ill infants: direct observation of clinician behaviors.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2017Article
- Stress Management among Parents of Neonates Hospitalized in NICU: A Qualitative Study.Journal of caring sciences · 2017Article
- Recommendations for enhancing psychosocial support of NICU parents through staff education and support.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2015Review
- Neonatal Critical Care Communication (NC3): training NICU physicians and nurse practitioners.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2013Article
- Mother-clinician discussions in the neonatal intensive care unit: agree to disagree?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to characterize adolescent parents' understanding of their infant's diagnosis, treatment and illness severity in the intensive care unit. STUDY
designAdolescent mothers were interviewed and neonatal medical records were reviewed.
resultForty-two teens were interviewed. All had spoken with providers: 86% with nurses, 60% with physicians and 45% with both. Most teens could name their infant's diagnosis and treatment but often underestimated the illness severity. Teens reported reluctance to ask providers to clarify technical language. Those who said they spoke with a physician were less likely to understand their infant's illness severity than those who said they had not spoken with a physician (48 vs 82%). Parents' knowledge was better if physicians had documented explicit efforts to communicate with parents.
conclusionTeens often underestimated the critical nature of their infant's illness. Future work should target adolescent willingness to ask questions and provider ability to accurately gauge parent knowledge.
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