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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Identifying Facilitators and Barriers to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Visitation in Mothers of Low Socioeconomic Status: A Qualitative Investigation.

Dana B McCarty, Renée M Ferrari, Shelley Golden, Bharathi J Zvara, Wylin D Wilson, Meghan E Shanahan

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  2. Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  6. Contingent mother's voice intervention facilitates attention in hospitalized preterm infants with neural insults.Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society · 2025
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Dana B McCartyDivision of Physical Therapy, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6499-8197
Renée M FerrariDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Shelley GoldenDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Bharathi J ZvaraDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6254-7920
Wylin D WilsonTheological Studies Division, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Meghan E ShanahanDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

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FPTR Promotion of Doctoral Studies II
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe experience of parenting in a highly medicalized, unnatural environment can result in impaired mother-infant bonding, but increased maternal presence at the infant's bedside has been associated with improved infant and maternal outcomes. The primary objective of this study was to explore barriers and facilitators during the NICU Experience in regard to maternal presence in an NICU.

methodsWe interviewed 12 mothers (7 Black, 5 white) of low socioeconomic status (SES) whose preterm infants (average birth gestational age of 27 weeks) were currently hospitalized in an NICU. We engaged the NICU Family Advisory Board in all steps of the research process.

resultsBarriers and facilitators to maternal presence spanned all levels of the Socioecological Model; however, barriers were mostly at the societal, community, and institutional levels, while facilitators varied based on interpersonal and individual-level factors. Assets that mothers accessed to facilitate visits, such as free housing and shuttle services, were not available to all mothers based on individual circumstances (e.g., caregiving responsibilities). While a few mothers identified negative interactions with health care practitioners, these encounters were not attributed to racism or described as barriers to visitation.

conclusionsHospitals can support families with infants in an NICU by providing free or inexpensive short-term sibling support, alleviating the burden of parking costs, and communicating early and frequently about available institutional resources during the hospital stay.

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mothersneonatal intensive care unitpreterm infantssocioeconomic statusvisitation

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PMCPMC11593120

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