Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Facilitators and barriers to the practice of neonatal family integrated care from the perspective of healthcare professionals: a systematic review.
- Allied health
- Developmental care and positioning
- Families and professional practice
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Nursing
- Wellbeing
Summary
This systematic review synthesises 37 qualitative studies (1243 healthcare professionals, mostly nurses) on barriers and facilitators to practising neonatal Family Integrated Care. Three themes emerged: advocacy and acknowledgement of whole-family emotional needs, belief and behaviour shaping how far FICare is practised, and conditions and consistency, where limited space, resources, policy and inconsistent practice undermined care. It concludes that implementation is multifactorial and requires expectations to be matched by resourcing at hospital, team and individual levels.
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