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SUBMITTER: Northrup TF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5130615 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Northrup T F TF Evans P W PW Lillie M L ML Tyson J E JE
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 20160922 12
<h4>Objective</h4>Frequent parental visits are likely to benefit infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), particularly extremely low birth weight (ELBW; ⩽1000 g) survivors. Parking costs (⩾$10 per visit in our center) may deter visitation, especially for low-income parents. We assessed whether free parking (FP) decreased survivors' length of stay (LOS).<h4>Study design</h4>Parents (N=138) of ELBW infants (7 to 14 days old) were randomized to usual care (UC; n=66) or FP (n=72). The prima ...[more]