Restriction of visits to neonatal intensive care units in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zerrin CigdemSelver GülerMelike Yavaş CelikPublished in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2024)
As a result, visitor restrictions implemented during the pandemic period hurt on newborns. During the pandemic period, visitor restrictions were imposed in neonatal intensive care units around the world. Unfortunately, in our study, it was determined that this restriction was made. This situation may have adversely affected the mother-infant attachment and the growth and development of the baby and may have led to irreversible problems. Therefore, newborn nurses should give more importance to mother-infant interaction and continue their treatment and care without separating infants from their mothers.