Equity, inclusion and cultural humility: contemporizing the neonatal intensive care unit family-centered care model.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2024

Identifier

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-01949-9

Abstract

Existing NICU family centered care models lack the key elements of equity, inclusion and cultural humility. These models were conceived to support families during the stressful life event of an infant's NICU admission. Their development, however, occurred prior to recognition of the medical field's systematic shortcomings in providing equitable care and their impact on outcome disparities for marginalized communities; thus, they do not include cultural or equitable healthcare considerations. Given the significant neonatal care inequities for marginalized groups, incorporating the experience of these patients in a targeted manner into family centered care frameworks is of critical importance to ensure culturally humble and thus more just and equitable treatment. Here, we review past approaches to NICU family centered care and propose a novel, updated framework which integrates culturally humble care into the NICU family centered care framework.

Journal Title

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association

Volume

44

Issue

5

First Page

760

Last Page

766

MeSH Keywords

Humans; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Infant, Newborn; Patient-Centered Care; Culturally Competent Care; Healthcare Disparities; Family Nursing; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Cultural Competency

Keywords

Neonatal Intensive Care Units; Patient-Centered Care; Culturally Competent Care; Healthcare Disparities; Family Nursing; Neonatal Intensive Care; Cultural Competency

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