Parents experiences of discharge readiness from a Swedish neonatal intensive care unit Article Swipe

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Christina Larsson , Ulrika Wågström , Erik Normann , Ylva Thernström Blomqvist ·

YOU? · · 2016 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.71 · OA: W2551678464

The majority of included parents felt adequately prepared for going home and sufficiently supported during the first period home. Negative experiences were related to lack of time for preparation, lack of support and information, especially about the infant's food intake, breastfeeding, and tube feeding, and lack of follow-up counselling post discharge. This study supports that parents who are closely involved in their infant's care at the NICU, and who stay with the infant at the NICU around the clock, are well prepared for the transition to home.