Pediatrics

NICU family integrated care ups infant, parent outcomes

(HealthDay)—For infants born at 33 weeks' gestation or earlier, Family Integrated Care (FICare) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is associated with improved infant and parent outcomes, according to a study published ...

Pediatrics

Posttraumatic growth for parents post-NICU 'under-evaluated'

(HealthDay)—For parents of infants previously hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), posttraumatic growth (PTG) is related to factors such as posttraumatic stress symptoms, positive reinterpretation and ...

Pediatrics

How parents cope with stress of the NICU affects family dynamics

Understanding how parents cope while their child is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) could lead to better support for the family and a more successful transition to home when the baby is healthy, according to Penn ...

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