Parent survey
What type of neonatal unit did your baby spend the most time in?
Were you told about the effects parental touch can have on comforting babies through uncomfortable or painful procedures?
What types of parental touch were you taught to give your baby during their time on the unit? How confident were you providing these, with or without support from the care team?
Which of these common procedures did your baby have and how were you involved?
Healthcare professional survey
In your current role, do you introduce parents to the concept of 'parental touch' (e.g. skin-to-skin, comfort holding, stroking etc.) and teach them how to deliver it?
Which of these common procedures do you administer, or are present for when they are administered, and how are parents involved?
Do you think parental touch is an effective treatment to help manage painful procedures for babies?
When we asked whether they think parental touch is an effective treatment to help manage painful procedures for babies 54 healthcare professionals responded ‘Yes’, 2 responded ‘No’, 2 were unsure and 2 responded ‘Other’.