There is increasing recognition that parents play a critical role in promoting the health
outcomes of low birthweight and preterm infants. Despite a large body of literature on …

Each year, 15 million preterm infants worldwide require admission to a neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU). 1 It is routine, in most health care settings, for parents to be separated from …

Preterm infants undergo early separation from parents and are exposed to frequent painful
clinical procedures, with resultant short-and long-term effects on their neurodevelopment …

Background Impaired father-infant bonding is a mental health issue that has been
understudied. The current study aimed to examine the extent to which fathers' depression …

Preterm birth and the subsequent hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
is a challenging life event for parents and babies. Stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms …

Importance During newborn hospitalization in the neonatal unit, fathers often feel anxious
and excluded from their child's caregiving and decision-making. Few studies and …

Premature birth is stressful for infants and parents and can adversely affect the parent–infant
dyad. This mixed-methods pilot study evaluates whether creative music therapy (CMT) can …

The neonatal period is critical for brain development and determinant for long-term brain
trajectory. Yet, this time concurs with a sensitivity and risk for numerous brain injuries …

Objective To examine whether the family integrated care (FICare) programme, a
multifaceted approach which enables parents to be engaged as primary caregivers in the …

Background Infants born preterm are known to be at risk for abnormal brain development
and adverse neurobehavioral outcomes. To improve early neurodevelopment, several non …