Abstract
Background: Families with an infant in need of intensive care most often experience a harmful separation
after birth. This is due to a division of medical specialties into neonatal care and maternal care. Therefore,
a couplet care intervention is implemented for mother-infant dyads in a neonatal intensive care unit. This
study protocol provides a comprehensive evaluation of the intervention. The aim is to evaluate the effect
and implementation of a complex couplet care intervention to promote zero separation between mother and
infant.
Methods: The couplet care intervention is a family-centered model of care, where treatment-requiring
mother-infant dyads will be admitted together and receive couplet care by neonatal nurses. The study
adheres to the framework of the Medical Research Council and will use a mixed methods embedded design
DOI: 10.1002/
after birth. This is due to a division of medical specialties into neonatal care and maternal care. Therefore,
a couplet care intervention is implemented for mother-infant dyads in a neonatal intensive care unit. This
study protocol provides a comprehensive evaluation of the intervention. The aim is to evaluate the effect
and implementation of a complex couplet care intervention to promote zero separation between mother and
infant.
Methods: The couplet care intervention is a family-centered model of care, where treatment-requiring
mother-infant dyads will be admitted together and receive couplet care by neonatal nurses. The study
adheres to the framework of the Medical Research Council and will use a mixed methods embedded design
DOI: 10.1002/
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Pediatric Investigation |
| Vol/bind | 8 |
| Udgave nummer | 2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 139-148 |
| Antal sider | 10 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 4 mar. 2024 |