Effect of newborn hospitalization on family and child behavior: A 12-year follow-up study

: Päivi Rautava, Liisa Lehtonen, Hans Helenius, Matti Sillanpää

Publisher: AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS

: 2003

: Pediatrics

: PEDIATRICS

: 111

: 2

: 277

: 283

: 7

: 0031-4005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.111.2.277

Conclusions. A critical illness of a newborn had long-lasting effects on the family and child behavior. The hospitalization of a newborn with a low medical risk did not have any negative consequences on family or child behavior. This is encouraging for a large group of families that experience early separation from their newborn infant as a result of hospitalization.