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Table 1 Access of parents and nonparental relatives to the NICU. In numbers with decimals, the decimal were avoided and the numbers were rounded to the nearest full number

From: Surveying family access: kangaroo mother care and breastfeeding policies across NICUs in Italy

Access to the ward

Number and percentage of NICUs

24-h open access for both parents

53 …, (62%)

Limited access:

33 …, (38%)

  < 10 h

24 …., (73%)

  > 10 h

9 …., (27%)

Parents asked to leave during clinical activities*

55 …., (64%)

Access for nonparental relatives (84/86 responders):

 24-h open access

2 (2%)

 Allowed for a limited time

44 (53%)

 Never allowed

38 (45%)

  1. *shift change for the nurses, emergencies, medical rounds