Trial reportJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2022
Giving parents support: a randomized trial of peer support for parents after NICU discharge.
Trial report in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02643472 (GPS), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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GPS (Giving Parents Support): Parent Navigation After NICU Discharge
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with posttraumatic stress and anxiety among the parents of babies admitted to neonatal care: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Supporting mothers of discharged premature infants: a clinical trial on tele counseling for self-efficacy and anxiety management.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Transitional Home Care Program for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Structured Program Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effect of Transition to Home Care Model on the Outcomes of Premature Infants and Their Parents: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Co-Designing a Peer Support Program for NICU Parents Using a Participatory Action Research Approach.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Association between demographic-socioeconomic factors and grouped trajectory patterns of peer support needs in parents of preterm infants: a longitudinal exploration.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Current Evidence and Considerations for Psychological Support Interventions for Fathers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Interventions to support postpartum health and well-being of parents with infants in neonatal intensive care units: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Practical and Effective Mentorship Strategies for Caregivers of Children with Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- "100 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me": Everyday Challenges Parents Face While Caring for Their Children With a Tracheostomy.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
- Music Therapy with Preterm Infants and Their Families after Hospital Discharge: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Parent Experiences in the NICU and Transition to Home.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPeer support during inpatient hospitalization has been recommended for NICU parents and can improve maternal mental health. Less is known about the impact of peer support after NICU discharge on parental mental health and infant healthcare utilization.
methodsThree hundred families of infants approaching discharge from a Level IV NICU were randomized to receive a care notebook (control) or care notebook plus peer support for 12 months (intervention). Participants reported on measures of stress, depression, anxiety, self-efficacy, and infant healthcare utilization. Analysis compared outcomes between control and treatment groups.
resultsParental depression, anxiety, stress, and self-efficacy improved significantly for all participants, yet there were no differences between control and intervention groups. Infant ED visits, hospitalizations, immunization status, and developmental status at 12 months did not differ between groups.
conclusionsPeer support after NICU discharge did not improve self-reported parental mental health measures or infant healthcare utilization. CLINICAL
trial registrationNCT02643472.
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