Abstract Objectives The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU)
is a well-validated tool to assess different sources of stress in parents during the NICU …

Background: During the last decades, the research on mother-infant dyad has produced a
great amount of data, methods and theories, which largely contributed to set a revolution in …

Background Increasing bodies of scientific research today examines the factors and
interventions affecting patients' ability to self-manage and adhere to treatment. Patient …

Abstract The Family Initiative's International Neonatal Fathers Working Group, whose
members are the authors of this paper, has reviewed the literature on engaging fathers in …

Having a child hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a deviation from the
norms expected for pregnancy and childbirth. A NICU admission may be traumatic for some …

Abstract Background Family-Centred Care (FCC) is recognized as an important component
of all paediatric care, including neonatal care, although practical clinical guidelines to …

Abstract Backgorund Parents after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) hospitalization of
preterm infant may develop psychopathological symptoms. The aim of the study was to …

Preterm infants are hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and are
precociously separated from their mothers. Although developmental care interventions are …

Background: Most studies on parental reactions to a preterm birth and to hospitalization of
the newborn in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) have involved mothers. However …

Preterm birth is traumatic for parents, but there are few reports of parents' views on how the
healthcare journey can be improved. This secondary thematic analysis used focus group …