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Parents' Need for Support From Family and Friends During Their Preterm Infants' Hospitalisation: A Cross-National
Emma Kainiemi1, Anna Axelin1, Helle Haslund-Thomsen2
1Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Parents of preterm infants need social, emotional, and practical support from family and friends during neonatal intensive care. Improving this support requires educating loved ones and adapting unit policies for better parental well-being.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Parental Support Systems
- Family and Friends Involvement
Background:
- Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) present unique challenges for parents of preterm infants.
- Understanding the support needs of these parents from their social network is crucial for improving care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the need for support from family and friends among parents of preterm infants in the NICU.
- To identify challenges and facilitators in receiving social, emotional, and practical support.
Main Methods:
- A cross-national qualitative study involving 73 parents of preterm infants across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden.
- Interviews were conducted in autumn 2019 and data analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.
Main Results:
- Parental support from family and friends was complex within the NICU environment.
- Support was crucial but often hindered by environmental, timing, individual, and relational challenges.
- Parents highlighted the need for their family and friends to better understand the NICU situation.
Conclusions:
- Fostering a supportive environment requires encouraging family and friends' presence and involvement.
- Adaptive unit policies and sensitive staff interactions are vital.
- Neonatal units can enhance parental support by understanding and facilitating desired family and friend involvement.
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