Beyond the First Wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on High-Risk Infants and Families.
Journal Article
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting care for high-risk newborns in ways that will likely be sustained beyond the initial pandemic response. These novel challenges present an urgent imperative to understand how COVID-19 impacts parent, family, and infant outcomes. We highlight three areas that warrant targeted attention: (1) inpatient care: visitation policies, developmental care, and communication practices; (2) outpatient care: high-risk infant follow-up and early intervention programs; and (3) parent psychosocial distress: mental health, social support, and financial toxicity. Changes to care delivery in these areas provide an opportunity to identify and implement novel strategies to provide family-centered care during COVID-19 and beyond. KEY POINTS: · The COVID-19 pandemic is influencing care delivery for high-risk newborns and their families.. · Rapid changes to care delivery are likely to be sustained beyond the initial pandemic response.. · We have an urgent imperative to understand how COVID-19 impacts infant, parent, and family outcomes..
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Duke Authors
- Cotten, Charles Michael
- Lemmon, Monica Elizabeth
- Malcolm, William Ferris
- Milazzo Jr., Angelo Stephen
Cited Authors
- Lemmon, ME; Chapman, I; Malcolm, W; Kelley, K; Shaw, RJ; Milazzo, A; Cotten, CM; Hintz, SR
Published Date
- October 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 37 / 12
Start / End Page
- 1283 - 1288
PubMed ID
- 32911555
Pubmed Central ID
- 32911555
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1098-8785
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1055/s-0040-1715839
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States