Family Integrated Care: A Feasibility Study in a Level II Special Care Nursery

From Intention to Implementation: Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of Family Integrated Care in Special Care Nursery

The goal of this mixed methods study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a parent-led family integrated care program in a Level II neonatal unit.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is it feasible to implement a parent-led Family Integrated Care (FIC) program in a Level II neonatal unit?
• How acceptable is the FIC program to parents and nurses?
• Can the FIC program help improve parental self-efficacy and infant outcomes?

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of infants admitted to the Level II neonatal unit who anticipate at least 2 weeks of stay
• Parents of infants who can commit to coming daily for one to two hours.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infants have severe congenital anomalies
• Infants receiving pallitaive care
• Infants who are critically ill / deemed unlikely to survive
• Infants scheduled for early transfer
• Parents are unable to participate due to health, social, or language issues that would inhibit their communication with the medical and nursing team.