Parent and grandparent neonatal intensive care unit visitation for preterm infants.
J Perinatol
; 44(3): 419-427, 2024 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37573462
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Characterize family NICU visitation and examine associations with maternal health and social factors and infant health outcomes. STUDYDESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study of 167 infants born ≤32 weeks at two urban NICUs 01/2019-03/2020. Average nurse-documented family member visitation and associations of visitation with maternal and infant factors and outcomes were compared.RESULTS:
Mothers visited 4.4 days/week, fathers 2.6 days/week, and grandparents 0.4 days/week. Older maternal age, nulliparity, and non-English primary language were associated with more frequent family visitation. Mothers with depression or anxiety history visited less. Maternal depression and public insurance were associated with fewer father visits. Low parental visitation was associated with lower odds of feeding any maternal milk at discharge and low maternal visitation with 11.5% fewer completed infant subspecialty appointments in the year following discharge (95% CI -20.0%, -3.0%).CONCLUSION:
Families with social disadvantage visited less often. Parental visitation was associated with infant feeding and follow-up.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Equidade_desigualdade
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Avós
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Perinatol
Assunto da revista:
PERINATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos