TY - JOUR
T1 - Recommendations for involving the family in developmental care of the NICU baby
AU - Craig, J. W.
AU - Glick, C.
AU - Phillips, R.
AU - Hall, S. L.
AU - Smith, J.
AU - Browne, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Nature America, Inc.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Family involvement is a key to realize the potential for long-lasting positive effects on physical, cognitive and psychosocial development of all babies, including those in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Family-centered developmental care (FCDC) recognizes the family as vital members of the NICU health-care team. As such, families are integrated into decision-making processes and are collaborators in their baby's care. Through standardized use of FCDC principles in the NICU, a foundation is constructed to enhance the family's lifelong relationship with their child and optimize development of the baby. Recommendations are made for supporting parental roles as caregivers of their babies in the NICU, supporting NICU staff participation in FCDC and creating NICU policies that support this type of care. These recommendations are designed to meet the basic human needs of all babies, the special needs of hospitalized babies and the needs of families who are coping with the crisis of having a baby in the NICU.
AB - Family involvement is a key to realize the potential for long-lasting positive effects on physical, cognitive and psychosocial development of all babies, including those in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Family-centered developmental care (FCDC) recognizes the family as vital members of the NICU health-care team. As such, families are integrated into decision-making processes and are collaborators in their baby's care. Through standardized use of FCDC principles in the NICU, a foundation is constructed to enhance the family's lifelong relationship with their child and optimize development of the baby. Recommendations are made for supporting parental roles as caregivers of their babies in the NICU, supporting NICU staff participation in FCDC and creating NICU policies that support this type of care. These recommendations are designed to meet the basic human needs of all babies, the special needs of hospitalized babies and the needs of families who are coping with the crisis of having a baby in the NICU.
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U2 - 10.1038/jp.2015.142
DO - 10.1038/jp.2015.142
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26597804
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 35
SP - S5-S8
JO - Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
JF - Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
IS - S1
ER -