Elizabeth Enlow|Saskia-Laureen Herbert|Iris J. Jovel|Scott A. Lorch|Christina Anderson|Lisa Chamberlain
Neonatal intensive care unit to home: the transition from parent and pediatrician perspectives, a prospective cohort study
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|Stanford Medicine|Stanford University|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|Santa Clara Valley Medical Center|Stanford Medicine
describe experience lowincome population transition neonatal intensive care unit nicu home compare experiences pediatrician perspectivesa prospective cohort study level iii 40bed nicu county hospital northern california affiliated seven outpatient pediatric clinics surveyed parents english spanish discharge n79 two weeks discharge n49 along outpatient pediatricians n17 parents assessed experiences discharge frequency barriers encountered discharge compared parent experiences pediatrician estimates four barriersspanish survey participants difficulty finding nicu doctor p005 nurse p0001 answer questions discharge 16 families experienced significant challenges two barriers contrast majority pediatricians estimated 50 families significant challenges four barrierscommunication difficulties commonly reported barriers nicu stay physicians overestimated frequency families experienced challenges discharge parent input important create effective interventions aimed improving care limiting disparities