Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program

Menczykowski, Lesley; MacVicar, Sonya; Moylan, Anne; Hollins Martin, Carolyn J.

Abstract

There is a growing need and demand to redesign neonatal services to place a focus on family-centered care provided locally. Early discharge training programs that prepare parents to tube-feed and care for their preterm infant at home may offer a viable option, but these are understudied. A narrative review of relevant literature was undertaken. The key findings highlighted that within the discharge programs there was no increase in readmission rates caused through home tube-feeding, infant weight gain was adequate and parental satisfaction was reported as high when 24-hour access to staff was available. Further, an increased duration of breastfeeding was associated with a reduced risk of readmission. The review highlights the potential of this service as an alternative to in-patient care for infants requiring short-term tube-feeding during their transition to full oral-feeding.

Citation

Menczykowski, L., MacVicar, S., Moylan, A., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2018). Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 24(6), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2018.06.006

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 23, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Deposit Date: Jun 25, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 1, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1355-1841
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 297-305
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2018.06.006
• Keywords: early discharge; family-centered care; home care; literature review; low birth weight; neonatal; premature; tube-feeding Corresponding Author Sonya MacVicar
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1234717
• Contract Date: Jun 25, 2018