NuMIQ Research Programme
Neurosense Premmie Parenting
The Neurosense Premmie Parenting programme focuses on equipping parents of preterm infants with the knowledge and confidence to understand and respond to their baby's behaviour while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Having a preterm infant in the NICU can be a stressful experience for parents. By reviewing and refining an existing South African parenting education intervention, the programme aims to support positive parent–infant interactions, reduce adverse parental outcomes and ensure that the intervention is suited to the South African context.
Aim
To determine the acceptability, feasibility, and pilot impact of a parenting education intervention in the NICU setting.
Design
Implementation research study, which draws on qualitative and quantitative methods to address the research question posed.
Focus on both the process and the results of the implementation.
Phases
A four-phase approach to developing and testing the intervention.
Systematic Literature Review
Exploration
Intervention Development
Pilot
- Biographical Questionnaire
- PSS (Parental Stress Scale)
- KPIB (Knowledge of Preterm Infant Behaviour Scale)
- Repeated after one week
- Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale
Discover the Programme
Learn more about the programme and its implementation.
Objectives
What the programme sets out to achieve
01.
To review the literature to determine the key components of a parenting education intervention for the preterm-infant parent dyads in the NICU.
02.
To explore parental needs and perceptions regarding a parenting education intervention delivered to them while in the NICU.
03.
To review an existing South African developed parenting education intervention against the key components of such interventions for the preterm-infant parent dyads in the NICU as defined in literature as well as against parenting expectations.
04.
To refine the South African parenting education intervention.
05.
To determine the acceptability, feasibility and pilot impact on neonatal and parental outcomes of the parenting education intervention in selected NICUs.
- (Secondary objective) To determine whether the parenting education intervention can change parental knowledge to influence their ability to critically appraise their preterm infant’s behaviour, respond in a supportive manner and as a result, decrease adverse parental outcomes.
- To refine the parenting education intervention to ensure suitability for the South African context
Next Steps
To integrate the program with the INDeSC program and scale-up to the rest of the country.
Meet the Researcher
Prof Welma Lubbe
Neurosense Premmie Parenting Research Programme
Telephone: 018-299 1898
Email: welma.lubbe@nwu.ac.za