A comparative study of mothers of infants hospitalized in an open ward neonatal intensive care unit and a combined pod and single-family room design

• Main Authors: Nancy Feeley (Author), Stephanie Robins (Author), Christine Genest (Author), Robyn Stremler (Author), Phyllis Zelkowitz (Author), Lyne Charbonneau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The well-being of mothers of infants requiring Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) hospitalization may be affected by the architectural design of the unit. A few recent studies suggest there may be some drawbacks of single-family rooms (SFRs) for infants and their mothers, such a...