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Why this matters?

U.S. newborns requiring care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have an increased risk of long-term disability, and short-term or ongoing specialty care.

Parents of these infants report increased anxiety and stress in the NICU and after discharge.

Publication Date

4-2024

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

Access to Care, Research, Peer Support, NICU, Infants, Specialty Care

Comments

This research summary is provided by the REACH Dissemination Committee based on a full study created by others.

Project Collaborators include key personnel and advisory panel members that represent the three largest health systems in Maine, The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Council on Aging, Community Care Partnership of Maine, and Maine Area Health Education Center.

This program has been funded in part by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Please visit Testing a Peer-Support Program for Parents of Infants Going Home from the NICU | PCORI for the full study.

Fratantoni K, Kritikos K, Jacangelo J, Herrera N, Jacobs M. (2020). Testing a Peer Support Program for Parents of Infants Going Home from the NICU. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/06.2020.IHS.140311567

Testing a Peer Support Program for Parents of Infants Going Home from the NICU

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