ArticleCurrent treatment options in pediatrics2018
NICU Hospitalization: Long-Term Implications on Parenting and Child Behaviors.
Article in Current treatment options in pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 138 citations in OpenAlex.
- Indicators of maternal anxiety, stress, and depression and developmental outcomes in preterm children: A systematic review.Infant mental health journal · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness and Relaxation-Based Interventions to Reduce Parental Stress, Anxiety and/or Depressive Symptoms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review and time-response meta-analysis of the optimal timing of elective caesarean sections for best maternal and neonatal health outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Promotion of long-term health in early life.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Six-month mental health outcomes among participants in a postpartum care in the NICU (PeliCaN) trial: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of virtual reality-based meditation as a tool to mitigate stress among parents and providers in the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Neurodevelopmental care across pediatric critical care settings: toward brain-focused critical care.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- Adaptation and Validation of the Parental Stressor Scale: NICU for Spanish Populations.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive surfactant therapy outcomes in infants born at 28-37 weeks' gestation.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of support interventions for improving well-being outcomes in parents of preterm infants: an umbrella review protocol.JBI evidence synthesis · 2026Article
- Promoting bonding and secure attachment in the NICU to improve parent-infant mental health: recommendations for clinical practice.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Associations of cumulative adversity on Hispanic mothers' perceived stress with infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Exploring Patient, Parent and Clinician Views of Outcomes for Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Settings: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Practices and challenges of family involvement in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across Asia: a multinational survey of the Asian neonatal network.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Educational materials to empower parents of preterm infants within a family-centered early intervention in the NICU.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Parents' Mental Health and Infant Admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2026Article
- Empowering parents in early motor interventions for infants born preterm: insights from the Norwegian physical therapy study in preterm infants through the lens of a critical interpretative synthesis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- The effect of a family-centered care program on the psychological outcomes of births with congenital malformations: A study protocol.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewParents of infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience psychological distress, loss of the parenting role, and disruptions to parent-infant bonding. The inclusion of evidence-based practices to address these challenges in the NICU has largely been based upon short-term improvements in parent and infant functioning. However, less is known regarding the extent to which family-based interventions may also be associated with longer-term parenting behaviors and children's neurobehavioral outcomes. RECENT
findingsComprehensive family-based NICU interventions demonstrate consistent links with later parental mental wellbeing, sensitive parenting behaviors, and children's cognitive and socioemotional development. Dyadic co-regulation activities implemented inconsistently and/or in isolation to other components of NICU interventions show mixed associations with outcomes, highlighting the need for multifaceted wrap-around care. Further research is needed to delineate associations between NICU interventions and children's neurological and language development, with follow-up beyond very early childhood in larger samples. SUMMARY: Long-term associations may reflect the stability of early parental responses to NICU interventions and the extent to which parents continue to implement mental health and sensitive parenting techniques in the home. However, the transition of parental psychiatric care from hospital to community-based services upon NICU discharge remains a pertinent need for high-risk families. Remaining issues also concern the extent to which NICU interventions incorporate sociodemographic differences across families, and whether interventions are generalizable or feasible across hospitals. Despite variation across interventions and NICUs; supporting, educating, and partnering with parents is crucial to strengthen longer-term family functioning and alter the developmental trajectories of high-risk infants.
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