Family Nurture Intervention in the NICU

Family Nurture Intervention is facilitated by specially trained Nurture Specialists in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) model (Part I) or applied unit-wide (either through dedicated staff or bedside nurses in Part II). Under FNI, specialists or nurses will support the parents and facilitate contact between mother and baby during the infant's NICU stay. The intervention involves calming interactions between mother and infant in the isolette via odor exchange, firm sustained touch and vocal soothing, through calming interactions during holding and feeding via the Calming Cycle and through family sessions designed to engage the help and support of family members for the mother.

Established routine care provided on the NICU floor by specially trained health care professionals.