Natascia Bertoncelli, Licia Lugli, Luca Bedetti, Laura Lucaccioni, Arianna Bianchini, Alessandra Boncompagni, Federica Cipolli, Anna Cinzia Cosimo, Giovanna Cuomo, Michela Di Giuseppe, Tamara Lelli, Veronica Muzzi, Martina Paglia, Lucia Pezzuti, Claudia Sabbioni, Francesca Salzone, Maria Cristina Sorgente, Fabrizio Ferrari, Alberto Berardi
Background : The birth of a preterm infant and his/her immediate admittance to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are sudden, unexpected, stressful and painful events for parents. In the last decade, in response to the increased awareness of the stressful experiences of parents, much attention has been paid to Family-Centered Care (FCC) and the implementation of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP). According to the NIDCAP model, the infant-parents' dyad is the core of the care provided by the NICU professionals to reduce the stress experienced by parents...
December 7, 2022: Children