GPS (Giving Parents Support): Parent Navigation After NICU Discharge (GPS)
Premature Birth of Newborn, Family, Immature Newborn

About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Premature Birth of Newborn focused on measuring neonate, newborn, neonatal intensive care unit, NICU, NICU discharge, parent navigator, peer to peer, peer coaching
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- parents of neonates receiving care in the Children's National NICU
Exclusion Criteria:
- infant is not being discharged with a custodial parent (e.g., in custody of Child Protection Services)
- neither parent can complete an interview in English,
- the parent who will be providing most of the care is younger than 18 years of age,
- those with insufficient knowledge of English to participate in the telephone interviews
- the parent/caregiver has plans to leave the District of Columbia (DC) metropolitan area permanently within the following year.
Sites / Locations
- Children's National Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Other
Experimental
Care Notebook
Care Notebook + Parent Navigator
Parents of infants who were discharged from the Children's National NICU will be randomized to receive enhanced usual care by provision of a NICU care resource notebook. Parents will be notified about group assignment prior to discharge. Stratification will occur according to birth weight.
Parents of infants who were discharged from the Children's National NICU will be randomized to receive a care notebook + Parent Navigation. Parents will be notified about group assignment prior to discharge. Stratification will occur according to the birth weight.