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<p>As set out in NHS England’s NHS Standard Contract for Neonatal Critical Care each
unit must deliver a family-centred care approach, with sufficient emotional and practical
support for parents and families, enabling them to make informed choices and play
an active part in their babies' care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Delivering care
in a family-centred way helps minimise the physical and psychological impact of neonatal
care on the baby and their family, for example by improving psychological outcomes.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Family centred care puts the physical, psychological and social
needs of both the baby and their family at the heart of all care given. The Department
awarded Bliss, the National charity for the Newborn, a grant for <em>Family Centred
Care: A Guide for Parents </em>project, which aims to improve parents’ experience
of neonatal care and help them to establish their role as parents.</p><p> </p>
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