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Is family integrated care in neonatal intensive care units feasible and good for preterm infants in China: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
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- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breastfeeding among mothers experiencing maternal-infant separation: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Family-Centered care in the NICU: an integrative literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Experiences and Perceptions of Hospital to Home Transitional Care for Parents of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Nursing open · 2025Review
- Experiences and perspectives of parents on their care roles in two Rwandan public neonatal units: a qualitative study.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding needs of mothers of preterm infants in China: a qualitative study informed by the behaviour change wheel.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Maternal mental health after infant discharge: a quasi-experimental clinical trial of family integrated care versus family-centered care for preterm infants in U.S. NICUs.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- A Pilot Study of Family-Integrated Care (FICare) in Critically Ill Preterm and Term Infants in the NICU: FICare Plus.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of family integrated care on physical growth and language development of premature infants: a retrospective study.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Chinese Neonatal Network: a national protocol for collaborative research and quality improvement in neonatal care.BMJ open · 2022Article
- A prospective cohort study on lactation status and breastfeeding challenges in mothers giving birth to preterm infants.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Experience of care of hospitalized newborns and young children and their parents: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Influence of Family Integrated Care on the Intestinal Microbiome of Preterm Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Enterostomy: A Preliminary Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Scaling Up the Family Integrated Care Model in a Level IIIC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Approach to the Methods and Effort Taken for Implementation.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Attitudes and concerns of neonatologists and nurses to family-integrated-care in neonatal intensive care units in China.Translational pediatrics · 2020Article
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- Impact of family integrated care on infants' clinical outcomes in two children's hospitals in China: a pre-post intervention study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundBy changing the paradigm of neonatal intensive care and integrating parents into the care team, the 'family integrated care' (FICare) model developed in Canada ensures that infants receive more consistent care and parents are better able to care for their infants within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and at home. However, Chinese health policy dictates that parents are not allowed into the NICU during their infant's stay, which inhibits this type of parent-infant interaction and may affect infant outcomes. This project aims to demonstrate that allowing parents to care for their newborn infants in the NICU improves the medical outcomes of infants. METHODS/
designThis cluster randomized controlled trial will evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of FICare in six Chinese tertiary-level NICUs in China - three 'intervention' and three 'control' NICUs. The study steps are: (1) planning and preparation; (2) staff recruitment and training; (3) pilot study in two centers; (4) interim analysis and confirmation of sample size for main study; (5) implementation of main study; (6) data analysis and preparation and publication of study reports. The primary outcome measure is duration of hospital stay from admission to discharge. Secondary outcome measures are: (1) clinical outcomes, such as nosocomial infection, (2) weight gain, (3) breastfeeding, (4) time to full feed, and (5) maternal stress. DISCUSSION: This study will assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of FICare in China. By establishing that FICare is a practical model of NICU care for stable preterm infants in China, this project will have a significant impact on health outcomes, medical practice and policy, and the cost of medical care. The approach used in this project could be transferable to many other areas of medical care, such as pediatrics, chronic care, and geriatrics. Data in this project can be used to inform health policy in NICUs across China so that parents are allowed to enter the NICU and be at their infant's bedside during the baby's hospitalization, and modifying the design of NICUs in China to facilitate the participation of parents in caring for their newborns.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-TRC-14004736.
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