Table 1

The activities that parents were allowed to participate in as part of FIC (n=52 responses to this question)

Activities participated in by parents as part of FIC%n
Cares, for example, oral hygiene, skin care9450
Nappy changes9249
Feeds (breast or bottle)9249
Participate in discussing the care of their babies on ward rounds8344
Nasogastric feeds8344
Administration of oral medication under nursing supervision7941
Recording weights and observations, for example, temperature3116
Other—included bathing, tracheostomy care2111
Inserting/changing nasogastric tubes1910
Presenting their babies on ward rounds158
Oral suctioning84
Ventilatory care/endotracheal suctioning00
Total respondents52
  • FIC, Family integrated care.