131 Mothers' Attitudes Towards Family Centered Care According to Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Versus Conventional Care

Aim: Has family centred care (NIDCAP) impact on mother's perception of caregivers, herself, the infant and the care? Subjects: inborn infants < 32 weeks of gestation at the Karolinska Hospital September 1994 to April 1997 randomly assigned to either NIDCAP intervention (n= 12) or conventional care (n= 13). The two groups were comparable [median, (range)] as to female/male ratio 3/9 vs. 5/8, birth weight 1083 (630–1411) vs. 840 (636–1939), head circumference 24.0 (22.3–26.5) vs. 24.0 (21.1–30.0), gestational age 27.6 (24.0–28.7) vs. 26.1(23.9–30.3) and Clinical Risk Index for Babies 4.0 (0–11) vs. 6.0 (2–15). Infants in interventions group were cared for in a separate room. Weekly observations during hospital stay, with recommendations to attune care and environment according to the infant's current developmental stage and to support the family participation were performed.