Family Matters. Family Presence in the NICU: Constraints and Opportunities in the COVID-19 Era.

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Title:	Family Matters. Family Presence in the NICU: Constraints and Opportunities in the COVID-19 Era.
Authors:	Bainter, Janelle¹, Fry, Marybeth², Miller, Brenda³, Miller, Teesha⁴, Nyberg, Amy⁵, O'Dell, Alexa⁶, Shaffer, Ginny⁷, Vernon, Lelis⁸
Source:	Pediatric Nursing. Sep/Oct2020, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p256-259. 4p. 1 Chart.
Subject Terms:	Decision making, Families, Family attitudes, COVID-19 pandemic, Family medicine, Humanity, Medical personnel, Neonatal intensive care, Social support, Neonatal intensive care units, Patient-centered care, Patients' families
Abstract:	With the advent of COVID-19, many hospitals changed their 'visiting' policies to protect staff and patients. Rather than welcoming families as partners in care, family presence was prohibited or sharply limited. The authors of this article, Family Faculty with the Vermont Oxford Network, describe the difficult impact these changes had on families with babies in NICUs -- both on participation in care and also on integration of the family 'voice' at the policy level. The authors urge that the core concepts of patient- and family-centered care provide the foundation for future changes in policy as the pandemic continues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	With the advent of COVID-19, many hospitals changed their 'visiting' policies to protect staff and patients. Rather than welcoming families as partners in care, family presence was prohibited or sharply limited. The authors of this article, Family Faculty with the Vermont Oxford Network, describe the difficult impact these changes had on families with babies in NICUs -- both on participation in care and also on integration of the family 'voice' at the policy level. The authors urge that the core concepts of patient- and family-centered care provide the foundation for future changes in policy as the pandemic continues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00979805