Sociodemographic factors and family use of remote infant viewing in neonatal intensive care

Objective We aimed to determine whether the use of remote infant viewing (RIV) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) differed based on maternal sociodemographic factors. Methods The number of RIV camera views and view duration were obtained for NICU patients between 10/01/2019 and 3/31/2021 and s...

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Published in:Journal of perinatology 2023-03, Vol.43 (3), p.350-356
Main Authors: Patel, Rahul K., Kreofsky, Beth L., Morgan, Katie M., Weaver, Amy L., Fang, Jennifer L., Brumbaugh, Jane E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Babies
Birth weight
Cameras
Families & family life
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Length of stay
Medical records
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Neonatal care
Neonates
Newborn babies
Patients
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Premature birth
Regression analysis
Sociodemographic Factors
Sociodemographics
Telemedicine
Viewing
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Summary:Objective We aimed to determine whether the use of remote infant viewing (RIV) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) differed based on maternal sociodemographic factors. Methods The number of RIV camera views and view duration were obtained for NICU patients between 10/01/2019 and 3/31/2021 and standardized relative to patient days. Maternal sociodemographic and neonatal characteristics were obtained from institutional databases. Results Families in which mothers were unmarried (aOR 1.42, 95% CI 1.03–1.95), did not require an interpreter (aOR 2.86, 95% CI 1.54–5.32), were multiparous (aOR 1.56, 95% CI 1.16–2.10), delivered prior to 37 weeks’ gestation (aOR 1.57, 95% CI 1.17–2.12), or resided ≥50 miles from the NICU (aOR 1.38, 95% CI 1.02–1.87) were significantly more likely to use RIV. Conclusion Family use of RIV in the NICU varied by multiple sociodemographic factors. Further investigation to understand and to address potential equity gaps revealed or created by RIV are warranted.
ISSN:0743-8346
1476-5543
DOI:10.1038/s41372-022-01506-2