Family-Centered Care Across the Border: A Postmortem Reflection

Person- and family-centered care: a time for reflection.

Lived Experiences of the Caregivers of Infants about Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Phenomenological Study

Background: Family-centered care (FCC) has recently been recognized as the most effective approach in pediatric and family care. Despite the emphasis of healthcare systems on commitment to the philosophy and application of FCC, the nature of this method remains unknown in the related studies. The present study aimed to describe and interpret the experiences of professional and familial caregive...

Family-centered care

Family-Centered Care (FCC) is a way to provide health care that recognizes the importance of family for a hospitalized child. According to it, it is essential to involve families in their children’s recovery plan [1]. FCC was born in the Fifties of 20th century as a reaction to the leading idea in Pediatric care that emphasized physical care, technical abilities and emotional detachment and con...

Family-centered care.

SEVERALRECENT REPORTS describe the important role medical homes play in ensuring favorable outcomes for children. Central to the success of a medical home is the practice of family-centered care (FCC). The purpose of this commentary is to describe the evolution of FCC, provide an updated definition of FCC, and discuss implications for practice, programs, and policy. The development of the FCC d...

EFFECT OF FAMILY-CENTERED CARE ON FAMILY FUNCTION OF PRETERM NEWBORNS HOSPITALIZED IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU)

Background & Aims: The birth of a premature baby and his/her hospitalization at birth, affects on family function. This study aimed to identify the effect of family-centered care on family function of preterm newborns hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Materials & Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, Parents of 60 premature infants with fetal age between 30 and 36 w...