Staff and parents are discriminators for outcomes in neonatal intensive care units

Abstract

Staff and parents were discriminators for neonatal outcomes through perceptions of work characteristics and the relationship between staff and parents, respectively. Respiratory support and nutrition measures were particularly sensitive. This research has prompted a nationwide, multicentre study of 66 NICUs.

Communicating with parents in neonatal intensive care units: The impact on parental stress

“…Several authors indicate that enabling early skinto-skin care for parents [71,72] and the provision of rooming-in [74] or co-bedding [75] contribute to parental role alteration. However, in line with other studies, our findings suggest that routines are not consistent from NICU to NICU [37,73]. Inconsistent regulations and ambivalent attitudes amongst neonatal staff [72] may result in uneven support of FCC, and indicate the need to establish consistent routines to support parents.…”

“…Our study is part of the greater interdisciplinary multi-center study 'Health Services Research in Neonatal Intensive Care Units' (HSR-NICU), which has already been piloted [37]. HSR-NICU explores factors influencing the quality of care for VLBW infants in German NICUs.…”