‘Opportunity to bond and a sense of normality’: Parent and staff views of cuddling babies undergoing therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal intensive care: ‘CoolCuddle’

Abstract Background Currently, parents whose sick babies are undergoing three days of cooling therapy for hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are not permitted to cuddle their cooled babies, due to concerns of warming the baby or dislodging breathing tubes or va...

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Main Authors: Jenny Ingram, Lucy Beasant, David Odd, Ela Chakkarapani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:Health Expectations
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13477