ArticlePediatric research2026
Parental experiences of the neonatal transfer process.
Article in Pediatric research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Commentary: Optimising neonatal transport team quality metrics.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Neonatal and Pediatric Transport: A Contemporary Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundParental feedback rates of the neonatal transfer process are 9-11% in the UK. Only clinical and logistical quality markers currently exist to benchmark transport teams. The aims were to: explore parental experiences of the neonatal transfer process, determine ways to improve parental feedback rates about the transfer process and develop potential family centred transport quality markers.
methodsA mixed study design (qualitative and quantitative) involving parents who had experienced the neonatal transfer process using semistructured group interviews (n = 5) and a structured survey (n = 453). Thematic analysis was performed on the results.
results74.6% parents were satisfied with their overall experience, 53% parents travelled with their babies, 52.6% parents felt involved in the transport process and 9% parents reported giving feedback to the transport team. The most frequently reported areas of importance included parental involvement and travelling with their baby, communication and information provision, logistics and mental health effects. Neonatal transfers were reported to have long lasting impacts on mental health by several parents.
conclusionsSatisfaction rates for the transfer process were high, however improvements were suggested by many respondents regarding communication, logistics and family centred care. Development of parental experience quality markers for neonatal transport may improve this. IMPACT QUESTIONS: Parental satisfaction with the neonatal transfer process in the UK is high Areas to improve upon include parents travelling with their baby and involvement in their care, communication and logistics There are mental health impacts from the transfer process alone This is the biggest published study of it's type and highlights areas for transport teams and the wider network to collaboratively work on to improve family centred experiences as well as some suggested family centred quality markers.
Indexed as
Identifiers
40962863What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.