Parameters for establishing family-centered neonatal intensive care services.
This article discusses the basis for providing family-centered services in neonatal intensive care. It is suggested that these services should be developed within the following parameters: adaptive fit, response to family identified needs, family empowerment and independence, and the recognition that families are complex dynamic systems. Physical and organizational changes necessary for the implementation of family-centered neonatal intensive care services are discussed.
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Department of Psychological Studies in Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122.
D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014481:United States