Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2012
Comparative StudyParental involvement and kangaroo care in European neonatal intensive care units: a policy survey in eight countries.
To compare, in a large representative sample of European neonatal intensive care units, the policies and practices regarding parental involvement and holding babies in the kangaroo care position as well as differences in the tasks mothers and fathers are allowed to carry out. ⋯ This study showed that, although the majority of units in all countries reported a policy of encouraging both parents to take part in the care of their babies, the intensity and ways of involvement as well as the role played by mothers and fathers varied within and between countries.