Strategies for Promoting Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Abstract

Objective: to identify strategies for promoting family-centered care in neonatal intensive care units. Method: An integrative review conducted in November 2022 across four databases, including primary studies in Portuguese, Spanish, or English, on strategies implemented in neonatal units for promoting family-centered care, totaling 63 publications. Results: the identified strategies include educational support, parental involvement in care and decision-making, information sharing, private/family rooms, parent-to-parent support, logistical support, skin-to-skin contact, psychosocial support, unrestricted parental access, visits, and music therapy. Conclusion: these strategies may enable the implementation of family-centered care in Brazilian neonatal intensive care units. Further studies are suggested to evaluate the implementation and impact of these strategies in clinical practice.