Most new parents do not know or think about a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
until they deliver an infant that requires specialized care. The experience of having
an infant hospitalized is a traumatic event for new parents; additionally, it can
be a time that is wrought with unpredictability. Much if not all control is removed
from the parent and placed into the hands of the medical team; thus, creating fear,
anxiety, and uncertainty for some. In addition, parents may not be welcome visitors
in the NICU when strict visitation policies are enforced. This past year the COVID-19
pandemic added to the separation of parents and infants along with the disruption
in family centered care (
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Publication history
Published online: April 21, 2021
Accepted:
April 11,
2021
Received:
April 11,
2021
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