ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2021
Effects of single family room architecture on parent-infant closeness and family centered care in neonatal environments-a single-center pre-post study.
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- The effects of the introduction of the single-family room in neonatal and paediatric intensive care on the outcomes of paediatric patients, families, staff, and organizations: a mixed method systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
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- Nurse-parent communication and interaction during caregiving events in single-family room neonatal intensive care units.PEC innovation · 2026Article
- Insurance and early racial disparities in skin-to-skin care during NICU hospitalization.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Impact of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Environment on Maternal Breast Milk Utilization: : A Retrospective Study.Delaware journal of public health · 2026Article
- Skin-to-skin contact in neonatal intensive care units: a narrative review of implementation challenges and strategies within infant- and family-centered care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Effect of Shifting From Open Bay to Single-Family Rooms on Closeness in a NICU.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Observational
- Parents' Need for Support From Family and Friends During Their Preterm Infants' Hospitalisation: A Cross-National Qualitative Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Review
- Effect of couplet care on early parent-infant closeness among preterm infants.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Mother-newborn couplet care and the expectations, concerns and educational needs of healthcare professionals: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Exposure to the parents' speech is positively associated with preterm infant's face preference.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Developmentally supportive care in neonatology: Correlational study of the knowledge and declared practices of professionals.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- An international study on implementation and facilitators and barriers for parent-infant closeness in neonatal units.Pediatric investigation · 2022Article
- Integrating Neonatal Intensive Care Into a Family Birth Center: Describing the Integrated NICU (I-NIC).The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a single family room architecture in a neonatal intensive care unit (SFR-NICU) on parents' presence, parent-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and the quality of family centered care. STUDY
designTwo cohorts of parents of preterm infants were compared: those in the unit before and after the move to SFR-NICU. The parents used daily diaries to report their presence and SSC, and they responded to daily text message questions about the quality of family centered care.
resultsParents spent more time in the SFR-NICU, but no significant change was found in SSC. Parents rated the quality of family centered care highly in both unit architectures, without a change in rating after the move.
conclusionThe SFR-NICU increased parents' presence but not SSC. The change in architecture did not affect parents' evaluations of the quality of family centered care, which was already highly rated before the move.
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