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. 2014 Aug 5;186(11):845-7.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.130818. Epub 2014 Apr 7.

Parents as primary caregivers in the neonatal intensive care unit

Shoo K Lee  1 , Karel O'Brien  2
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Parents as primary caregivers in the neonatal intensive care unit

Shoo K Lee et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1:
(A) A mother in the Family Integrated Care (care-by-parent) program providing skin-to-skin care for her twins. (B) A father measuring his infant’s temperature.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
In the care-by-parent model, parents are provided with education, including how to keep track of their infant’s progress, so that they can actively participate in daily decision-making.
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