What is it about?
Preterm births represents a traumatic experiences for both parents. Notwithstanding, previous research over-represented maternal experience, leaving fathers on the bench. Here we review available qualitative literature highlighting the main features of fathers experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
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Why is it important?
Despite engaging parents in the NICU is well-acknowledged as a critical aspect of family-centered care for preterm infants, fathers are rarely included in qualitative studies on parental experience of NICU and preterm birth. This review is potentially helpful for NICU staff in order to prioritize fathers' needs and care actions during the NICU healthcare journey.
Perspectives
Recognizing fathers' needs in the NICU is a critical step in order to develop dedicated and individualized support, in a family-centered fashion.
Dr Livio Provenzi
Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea
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This page is a summary of: The lived experience of fathers of preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a systematic review of qualitative studies, Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12828.
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