ArticleBMJ open2022
Parents' experiences regarding neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic: country-specific findings of a multinational survey.
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Global Survey on Newborns' HOspitalisation and Parental Experiences
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Global Study on Newborn HOspitalization and Parental Experiences (HOPE): rationale and design of a multinational cross-sectional mixed-methods online survey.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Observational
- Factors influencing parental presence in neonatal units: A systematic review.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
- Parental Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and Participation in Neonatal Care in a Referral Brazilian NICU over Different Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Outcomes of Preterm Infants Admitted to Canadian NICUs Before and During the SARS-COV Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Stress Levels among the Mothers of Premature Infants? A Narrative Review of the Present State of Knowledge, Prevention Strategies, and Future Directions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- ResQ Family: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Infants and Quality of Life of Families-Study Protocol of a Multi-Country Family Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Parent organizations' experiences of the pandemic response in maternity care in thirteen European countries.European journal of midwifery · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding a Premature Baby During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Perinatology: An Exploration of Mothers' Experiences.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare systems, challenging neonatal care provision globally. Curtailed visitation policies are known to negatively affect the medical and emotional care of sick, preterm and low birth weight infants, compromising the achievement of the 2030 Development Agenda. Focusing on infant and family-centred developmental care (IFCDC), we explored parents' experiences of the disruptions affecting newborns in need of special or intensive care during the first year of the pandemic.
designCross-sectional study using an electronic, web-based questionnaire.
settingMulticountry online-survey.
methodsData were collected between August and November 2020 using a pretested online, multilingual questionnaire. The target group consisted of parents of preterm, sick or low birth weight infants born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and who received special/intensive care. The analysis followed a descriptive quantitative approach.
resultsIn total, 1148 participants from 12 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine) were eligible for analysis. We identified significant country-specific differences, showing that the application of IFCDC is less prone to disruptions in some countries than in others. For example, parental presence was affected: 27% of the total respondents indicated that no one was allowed to be present with the infant receiving special/intensive care. In Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and Sweden, both the mother and the father (in more than 90% of cases) were allowed access to the newborn, whereas participants indicated that no one was allowed to be present in China (52%), Poland (39%), Turkey (49%) and Ukraine (32%).
conclusionsThe application of IFCDC during the COVID-19 pandemic differs between countries. There is an urgent need to reconsider separation policies and to strengthen the IFCDC approach worldwide to ensure that the 2030 Development Agenda is achieved.
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