L Garten1, L Nazary, B Metze, C Bührer. 1. Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany. lars.garten@charite.de
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the experiences and needs of the fathers of very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN: An anonymous self-report questionnaire was administered to fathers of VLBW infants born between Jan 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 at two tertiary NICUs. RESULT: A total of 111 of 273 fathers responded to the questionnaire. Responses to a variety of items, including self-perception, parenting attitudes, confidence, emotional pressure to satisfaction and self-efficacy as a parent were similar for the fathers of this survey and previous results for mothers of VLBW infants. Fathers judged direct bedside support by the NICU team as sufficient. However, 54.4% of fathers reported missing nonbedside interventions such as VLBW father-specific baby care courses, seminars or workshops, and platforms or chatrooms on the internet. CONCLUSION: Bedside support of fathers, accomplished by the NICU team, could be complemented by additional father-specific non-bedside support, such as peer-education measures or interactive mass media.
OBJECTIVE: To study the experiences and needs of the fathers of very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN: An anonymous self-report questionnaire was administered to fathers of VLBW infants born between Jan 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 at two tertiary NICUs. RESULT: A total of 111 of 273 fathers responded to the questionnaire. Responses to a variety of items, including self-perception, parenting attitudes, confidence, emotional pressure to satisfaction and self-efficacy as a parent were similar for the fathers of this survey and previous results for mothers of VLBW infants. Fathers judged direct bedside support by the NICU team as sufficient. However, 54.4% of fathers reported missing nonbedside interventions such as VLBW father-specific baby care courses, seminars or workshops, and platforms or chatrooms on the internet. CONCLUSION: Bedside support of fathers, accomplished by the NICU team, could be complemented by additional father-specific non-bedside support, such as peer-education measures or interactive mass media.
Authors: Nicole R van Veenendaal; Sophie R D van der Schoor; Birit F P Broekman; Femke de Groof; Henriette van Laerhoven; Maartje E N van den Heuvel; Judith J M Rijnhart; J Hans B van Goudoever; Anne A M W van Kempen Journal: JAMA Netw Open Date: 2022-01-04
Authors: Brittan Browning; Kent E Page; Renee L Kuhn; Mary Ann DiLiberto; Jendar Deschenes; Eileen Taillie; Elyse Tomanio; Richard Holubkov; J Michael Dean; Frank W Moler; Kathleen Meert; Victoria L Pemberton Journal: Pediatr Crit Care Med Date: 2016-03 Impact factor: 3.624