PEDIATRICS Vol. 71 No. 5 May 1983, pp. 835-838
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Sibling Visiting in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Fred Schwab MD1, Brenda Tolbert MSW1, Stephen Bagnato PhD1, and M. Jeffrey Maisels MB, BCh1

1 From the Division of Newborn Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey

The effect of sibling visiting in a neonatal intensive care unit was studied. Sixteen siblings of 13 infants were randomly assigned to a visiting or nonvisiting group. Behavioral patterns were measured by questionnaires administered to the parents and by direct observation and interviews with the children. There were no significant changes in the behavior of the children following the birth of their sibling, and there was no significant difference between the behavior scores of the two groups 1 week after the experimental (or control) intervention. The visiting children did not show signs of fear or anxiety during the visit. These data suggest that sibling visiting to a neonatal intensive care unit is not likely to be harmful and might be beneficial to the siblings and their families.

Key Words: hospital visiting • neonatal intensive care visiting

Submitted on April 14, 1982
Accepted on July 6, 1982




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