title: Parent partners: a parent-to-parent support program in the NICU. Part II: Program implementation.
abstract: A well-organized parent-to-parent support program can provide both support and resources to help parents deal with the stress of having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In order to implement a support program, hospital personnel must commit to the program, volunteer parents must be recruited and trained, and ongoing parent-professional collaboration must support program growth and maintenance. The Parent Partners Program offers a parent training curriculum and suggested procedures to establish a program.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jarrett
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010379:Peer Group; D016730:Program Development; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013664:Teaching Materials