Promoting infant mental health in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): A review of nurturing factors and interventions for NICU infant-parent relationships

2020 ◽  
pp. 105281
Author(s):  
Soudabeh Givrad ◽  
Georgina Hartzell ◽  
Melissa Scala
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 495-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy Loewenstein

BACKGROUND: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents are at risk for psychological distress and impaired mental health, and statistics related to parent psychological distress vary. OBJECTIVE: To determine the scope of literature regarding the mental health and psychosocial well-being of parents in the NICU. DESIGN: A scoping review within the Arksey and O’Malley framework and the SEM was undertaken to answer, “What factors contribute to parent’s mental health in the NICU?” A systematic review of the literature was performed using the PRISMA methodology. RESULTS: Common socioeconomic factors and infant and parent characteristics may place parents at a greater risk for developing distress. History of mental illness, family cohesion, birth trauma, altered parenting role, gestational age, birth weight, and severity of prematurity/illness emerged as themes. CONCLUSION: Further research is required to provide a standard for the screening and assessment of parents’ mental health and psychosocial well-being during a NICU hospitalization. The experiences of nonbirth parents in the NICU should be explored to examine the effects of the hospitalization on all types of parents.


2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 660-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Vizcarrondo-Oppenheimer ◽  
Cynthia García-Coll ◽  
José Martínez-González ◽  
Zayhara Reyes-Bou ◽  
Lourdes García-Fragoso ◽  
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NeoReviews ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. e85-e93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hatters Friedman ◽  
Sarah Nagle Yang ◽  
Sarah Parsons ◽  
Jaina Amin

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