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## Background: Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) frequently reported high levels of stress, uncertainty, and decreased parenting confidence. early research has demonstrated that parents have had less access to their infants in the hospital due to restrictions on parental presence secondary to the pandemic. it is unknown how parents have perceived their experiences in the nicu since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. the purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of parents who had an infant in the nicu in the context of the covid-19 pandemic to inform healthcare providers and policy makers for future development of policies and care planning. ## Methods: The study design was a qualitative description of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on parents' experiences of having an infant in the nicu. free-text responses to open-ended questions were collected as part of a multi-method study of parents' experiences of the nicu during the first six months of the pandemic. participants from the united states were recruited using social media platforms between the months of may and july of 2020. data were analyze

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Author

Ashlee J. Vance; Kathryn J. Malin; Jacquelyn Miller; Clayton J. Shuman; Tiffany A. Moore; Annella Benjamin

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)