Parental perceptions of the impact of neonatal unit visitation policies during COVID-19 pandemic.

Hemananda MuniramanMahmoud AliPaul A CawleyJessica HillyerAdam HeathcoteVennila PonnusamyZoe ColemanKendall HammondsChandni RaiyaniEleanor Gait-CarrSarah MyersKatie HuntVinayak GovandeAnoo JainReese ClarkCora DohertyVenkata RajuPaul Clarke

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2020)

Visitation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic varied between centres and over time with stricter restrictions implemented earlier on in the pandemic. Parents reported significant impacts on their ability to visit, care for and bond with their infants with perceived severity of impact worse with stricter restrictions.

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