Impact of Videoconference Updates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Parental Stress of Preterm Infants (VISIO-NEONAT)

Impact of Daily Videoconference Updates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Parental Stress of Preterm Infants : a Pilot Study

The aim of the study is to test the effect of daily videoconference updates between parents of preterm newborns and health care providers which also offer them the possibility of seeing their child on the parental stress in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents with a preterm child born between 24 weeks and 34 weeks and 6 days of gestational age, hospitalized in our NICU during recrutment period
• Which agreed participating to the study after having complete information about it and sign a consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parents with a preterm child with another pathology than prematurity or with a lenght of stay in the NICU less than 7 days
• Parents refusing to participate to the study
• Parents not having videoconference equipment or internet access at home
• Parents not understanding or speaking good enough French.