Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Parental participation in the care of hospitalized neonates in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Allied health
- Breast milk and breastfeeding
- Developmental care and positioning
- Families and professional practice
- Family-integrated care
- Growth
- Infection prevention
- Medical
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
Summary
This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the effect of parental participation in the hospital care of neonates in low- and middle-income countries, drawing on 18 randomised and non-randomised studies from middle-income countries. Parental roles included hygiene and infection prevention, feeding, monitoring, respiratory care, developmental care, medication administration and decision making. Parental participation was not associated with length of stay but was associated with lower mortality and readmission and higher breastfeeding rates, with narrative benefits for growth, neurodevelopment and parental well-being. Many included studies had high risk of bias, and data from low-income countries were lacking.
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