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Psychological and Spiritual Support for Parents of a Premature Baby in the Intensive Care Unit: Scoping Review

Barbara Kegl1, Urška Novak1, Rosemarie Franc2

  • 1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 16, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Parents of premature babies need psychological and spiritual support in intensive care units. This review highlights these essential, yet often overlooked, needs for holistic infant care.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Parental Mental Health
  • Spiritual Care

Background:

  • Parents of premature infants in intensive care units (ICUs) face significant distress.
  • Psychological and spiritual support are vital during these challenging times.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the psychological and spiritual support required by parents of premature infants in ICUs.
  • To synthesize current evidence on parental support in neonatal intensive care.

Main Methods:

  • A scoping review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL Ultimate, and Web of Science databases.
  • Data were extracted and analyzed descriptively following PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines.

Main Results:

  • 17 sources of evidence were included from 1353 initial hits.
  • Psychological and spiritual support are implemented in clinical practice.
  • Key categories identified were psychological and spiritual needs of parents of preterm infants.

Conclusions:

  • Psychological and spiritual support are essential, interrelated components of holistic care for premature infants.
  • Spiritual support for parents in neonatal ICUs is frequently underrecognized and inadequately addressed.

Keywords:
intensive care unitparentspreterm infantpsychological supportspiritual care

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