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ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2022

Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental satisfaction in two European neonatal intensive care units.

Carolina Zorro, Eva MacRae, Marta Teresa-Palacio, Emma E Williams, Victoria Aldecoa-Bilbao, Ravindra Bhat, Ann Hickey, Theodore Dassios, Anne Greenough

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Article in BMJ paediatrics open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Carolina ZorroNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK carolina.zorro@nhs.net.ORCID 0000-0003-0609-8398
Eva MacRaeNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Marta Teresa-PalacioNeonatology Department, Barcelona Clinic University Hospital Biomedical Diagnosis Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Emma E WilliamsDepartment of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK.
Victoria Aldecoa-BilbaoNeonatology Department, Barcelona Clinic University Hospital Biomedical Diagnosis Center, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2737-1149
Ravindra BhatNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Ann HickeyNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Theodore DassiosNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5258-5301
Anne GreenoughDepartment of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8672-5349
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBKing's College London · GBHospital de Nens de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeonatal units across the world have altered their policies to prevent the spread of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim was to report parental experience in two European neonatal units during the pandemic.

methodsParents of infants admitted to each neonatal unit were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. At King's College Hospital, UK (KCH), data were collected prospectively between June 2020 and August 2020 (first wave). At the Hospital Clínic Barcelona (HCM), data were collected retrospectively from parents whose infants were admitted between September 2020 and February 2021 (second and third wave).

resultsA total of 74 questionnaires were completed (38 from KCH and 36 from HCM). The parents reported that they were fully involved or involved in the care of their infants in 34 (89.4%) responses in KCH and 33 (91.6%) responses in HCM. Quality time spent with infants during the pandemic was more negatively affected at KCH compared with HCM (n=24 (63.2%) vs n=12 (33.3%)). Parents felt either satisfied or very satisfied with the updates from the clinical care team in 30 (79.0%) responses at KCH and 30 (83.4%) responses in HCM. The parents felt that the restrictions negatively affected breast feeding in six (15.8%) responses at KCH and two (5.6%) responses in HCM. Travelling to the hospital was reported overall to be sometimes difficult (39.2%); this did not differ between the two units (14 (36.8%) respondents at KCH and 15 (41.6%) from HCM). Furthermore, the self-reported amount of time spent giving kangaroo care also did not differ between the two countries.

conclusionRestrictive policies implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the perception of quality of time spent by parents with their newborns admitted to neonatal units.

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COVID-19Intensive Care Units, NeonatalHumansInfant, NewbornPandemicsParentsRetrospective StudiesCOVID-19neonatology

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PMID36645774
PMCPMC9490299
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