Family Centred Care
child and youth health essay
INTRO
Bringing home a new baby can be an exciting time for many parents but it can also be a time of stress and anxiety. Parents naturally want to do the best for their newborns and endeavour to care for them safely through infancy , childhood and beyond. Unfortunately, around 80 infants die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Australia each year, this equates to approximately 0.4 deaths per 1000 births (SIDSandkids 2012" ABS 2008). SIDS and Kids Australia define SIDS as 'the sudden death of an infant or young child which is unexpected by history and in which a thorough post-mortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death ' (sidsinfopaper, 2003).Fleming (2007, p.721) writes that …show more content…
285). Franck and Callery (2004, p.285) write that the essence of family centred care encompasses the key concepts of> parental participation in children 's healthcare>partnership and collaboration between the healthcare team and parents in decision making> family- friendly environments that normalise as much as possible family functioning within a health care setting > and care of family members as well as children. These family-centred care concepts and its philosophy can be applied to SIDS education and prevention advice such as safe sleeping guidelines. Parents need to be a part of the decision making process in regards to the advice they follow. A recent UK study by Miller, Fraser and Moy (2008, pp.613-618) found that many parents followed safe sleeping advice for the wrong reasons and many chose not to follow correct advice at all. This occurred because many parents felt that they were being told 'what ' to do in regards to safe sleeping but not told 'why ' it was important. Parents need to actively participate in their child 's care and this begins with education whilst still in the hospital setting after the child is born.This same study also highlighted the fact that many parents relied on advice from non-healthcare sources and that the advice and education that they did receive from health care professionals …show more content…
Parents of a new born infant will be given a wide range of information in order to assist them to provide the safest environment for their baby. A "Bounty bag" given to the new mum in hospital will contain an information leaflet developed by SIDS and Kids. A visiting midwife will also provide this literature to the new parents once at home on approximately day 3 post-discharge. The leaflet contains advice and recommendations in order to reduce the risk of SIDS. The recommendations of the SIDS and Kids Safe Sleeping Program are>
>Put baby on back to sleep from
INTRO
Bringing home a new baby can be an exciting time for many parents but it can also be a time of stress and anxiety. Parents naturally want to do the best for their newborns and endeavour to care for them safely through infancy , childhood and beyond. Unfortunately, around 80 infants die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Australia each year, this equates to approximately 0.4 deaths per 1000 births (SIDSandkids 2012" ABS 2008). SIDS and Kids Australia define SIDS as 'the sudden death of an infant or young child which is unexpected by history and in which a thorough post-mortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death ' (sidsinfopaper, 2003).Fleming (2007, p.721) writes that …show more content…
285). Franck and Callery (2004, p.285) write that the essence of family centred care encompasses the key concepts of> parental participation in children 's healthcare>partnership and collaboration between the healthcare team and parents in decision making> family- friendly environments that normalise as much as possible family functioning within a health care setting > and care of family members as well as children. These family-centred care concepts and its philosophy can be applied to SIDS education and prevention advice such as safe sleeping guidelines. Parents need to be a part of the decision making process in regards to the advice they follow. A recent UK study by Miller, Fraser and Moy (2008, pp.613-618) found that many parents followed safe sleeping advice for the wrong reasons and many chose not to follow correct advice at all. This occurred because many parents felt that they were being told 'what ' to do in regards to safe sleeping but not told 'why ' it was important. Parents need to actively participate in their child 's care and this begins with education whilst still in the hospital setting after the child is born.This same study also highlighted the fact that many parents relied on advice from non-healthcare sources and that the advice and education that they did receive from health care professionals …show more content…
Parents of a new born infant will be given a wide range of information in order to assist them to provide the safest environment for their baby. A "Bounty bag" given to the new mum in hospital will contain an information leaflet developed by SIDS and Kids. A visiting midwife will also provide this literature to the new parents once at home on approximately day 3 post-discharge. The leaflet contains advice and recommendations in order to reduce the risk of SIDS. The recommendations of the SIDS and Kids Safe Sleeping Program are>
>Put baby on back to sleep from