Family Centered Care Core Components The facility will:

Family Centered Care Core Components The facility will: 1. Allow all parents to have reasonable access to their infants at all times; 2. Have access to the services, personnel, and equipment needed to provide the appropriate level of care for all infants; 3. Support the physiologic, developmental, and psychosocial needs of infants and their families; 4. Have a process to screen every family for social determinants, depression, and cultural needs; and 5. Refer patients and families to appropriate resources as needed. Family centered care additional best practices 1. Implement the utilization of primary nursing. 2. Involve family in daily and multidisciplinary patient care rounds. 3. Implement and support a family advisory council. 4. Establish a process to evaluate potential health disparities of the patient population served. 5. Implement a coordinated process to assess and address the emotional needs of families. 6. Engage in shared decision-making by involving family in discharge planning, including transport discussions. 7. Provider and staff training on shared decision making and how to engage in difficult and inclusive conversations. 8. Explicit efforts to support lactation and the needs of breastfeeding individuals.