Implementation of Family-Centered Development Enhancing Care for Premature Infants at Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Neonatology Clinic: Case Analysis

Description

To study in depth the family-centered care implemented at the Neonatology Clinic of CCUH, which is based on the NIDCAP (Neonatal Individual Developmental Care Adapted Program) concept.. The research involved 60 members of a multi-professional team, 49 parents of premature infants. Questionnaires MOPC–SP (Assessment of the care process for service providers) and MPOC–20 (Assessment of the care process) were used. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven employees. Data were collected, processed, the results were analyzed with the methods of mathematical statistics, determining the indicators of central trends. Qualitative content analysis was used for the analysis of the interviews.. A review of the literature is included in the master's thesis, the research clarifies the compliance of CCUH services with a family-centered approach, identifies the lowest rated sections, clarifies the clinic staff's understanding of family-centered care and its expression in practice, identifies barriers to implementation, draws conclusions and makes suggestions.. The care services provided by CCUH are generally in line with a family-centered approach, but care staff needs to improve the provision of general information and mutual understanding. The multi-professional team understands the concept of family-centered care as working together with parents to provide physical and emotional support to the mother, developing the role of the parent as primary caregiver to achieve the best possible psychoneurological outcome for the baby. The main obstacles faced by employees are work organization, heavy workload, lack of time, burnout, lack of motivation, lack of parental equality, as well as psychosocial factors in the work environment.

Period	29 Mar 2023
Event title	RSU Research week 2023: Society. Health. Welfare
Event type	Conference
Conference number	9
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Riga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International