Trends in care practices reflecting parental involvement in neonatal care

Breastfeeding preterm infants – a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of an Internet‐based peer‐support group

“…The NICU has free visiting hours for parents and parental involvement has strongly increased during the last decade (Raiskila et al . ). There was a separate room designated for breast pumping and breastfeeding.…”

“…Oral feeding via nasogastric tube is usually initiated on the day of birth and bottle feeding and breastfeeding are initiated at a mean postconceptional age of 33‐34 weeks (Raiskila et al . ). In this study, all the mothers in the experimental and control groups had the routine breastfeeding support provided.…”

Assessing Factors Influencing the Quality of Developmental Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Tehran

“…In every study on developmental care, family has been considered the main component in providing appropriate neonatal care. Family-oriented cares have been able to improve frontal brain activity in sleep, weight gain, discontinuation of incubation, and onset of breast-feeding (17)(18)(19)(20).…”

Developing family‐centred care in a neonatal intensive care unit: an action research study protocol

“…In summary, family‐centred care practices have improved outcomes for preterm infants and their families (Raiskila et al . ). Gooding et al .…”

“…In summary, family-centred care practices have improved outcomes for preterm infants and their families (Raiskila et al 2014). Gooding et al (2011) highlight the guiding principles of family-centred care in NICU in terms of respect, choice, flexibility, communication, support, collaboration and empowerment and identify evidence-based strategies which include support groups, parent-to-parent support, parent education, parental participation in decision-making, parent presence and participation in care giving, family presence in the NICU and transition to home support.…”