Neonatal unit survey of communication, facilities and support for parents of preterm babies

Summary

One of the aims of the study, which was the second element of a larger scale project, (POPPY) was to establish what interventions neonatal units use to support parents of pre-term babies, particularly in relation to communication, support and information. The main study involved a collaboration with NCT, BLISS and the RCN. The survey built on previous work by the investigators on the organisation of neonatal care. A questionnaire was developed and sent to all units in the UK. The data the survey collected established a useful baseline of policies, facilities, practice and care interventions with babies, parents and families.

A POPPY study report has been published and disseminated by BLISS and NCT, and three papers have been published in peer reviewed journals

Publications

Journal Articles

• Redshaw M. Women as Consumers of Maternity Care: Measuring ?Satisfaction? or ?Dissatisfaction?? Birth. 2008;35(1):73-6.
• Hamilton KES, Redshaw ME. Developmental care in the UK: a developing initiative. Acta Paediatr. 2009;98(11):1738-43.
• Redshaw ME, Hamilton KES. Family centred care? Facilities, information and support for parents in UK neonatal units. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2010;95(5):F365-F8.
• Staniszewska S, Brett J, Redshaw M, Hamilton K, Newburn M, Jones N, Taylor L. The POPPY study: developing a model of family-centred care for neonatal units. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2012;9(4):243-55.