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Needs of parents in a surgical neonatal intensive care unit

Priya Govindaswamy1,2, Sharon Laing3, Donna Waters2,4

  • 1Grace Centre for Newborn Care, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
|October 6, 2018
PubMed

Insights

Parents of infants in the surgical neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) prioritize reassurance and information. Healthcare professionals effectively met these crucial needs, supporting family-centered care principles.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Surgical neonatology
  • Parental support

Background:

  • Parental needs in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are documented, but less is known about parents of newborns undergoing general surgery.
  • This population represents an under-researched group with unique care requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the specific needs of parents with newborns admitted to a surgical NICU.
  • To evaluate the extent to which healthcare professionals meet these identified parental needs.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective cohort study involving 111 parents of newborns admitted to a surgical NICU in Australia.
  • Parents completed the Neonatal Family Needs Inventory (NFNI) at admission and discharge.
  • Data analysis utilized parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques.

Main Results:

  • Parents consistently ranked Assurance, Proximity, and Information as their most important needs at both admission and discharge.
  • Mothers placed a significantly higher importance on Assurance needs compared to fathers.
  • Key needs, such as honest answers and frequent infant contact, were met for over 96% of parents.

Conclusions:

  • Reassurance emerges as a primary need for parents in the surgical NICU setting.
  • Family-centered and individualized care approaches are recommended to optimally address the distinct needs of mothers and fathers.
Abstract

Keywords:
infantneeds of parentsneonatal intensive careneonatal surgerynewbornparents

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