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. 2021 Aug 6;39:101056. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101056

Table 3.

Presence with the newborn receiving special/intensive care in the total sample and in subgroups according to restrictive measures.

COVID-19 related restrictions in country/region around the time of baby's birth
Total Total Subgroup No major concern Precautions Social distancing Lockdown Quarantine p-value
Do you know if the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation affected the facility policy around your ability to be present with the baby receiving special/intensive care? n = 1813 n = 1792 n = 77 n = 203 n = 500 n = 794 n = 218 ·000**
There were no changes 145 (8%) 142 (8%) 15 (19%) 24 (12%) 56 (11%) 43 (5%) 4 (2%)
Restrictions were implemented 1511 (83%) 1494 (83%) 53 (69%) 153 (75%) 387 (77%) 698 (88%) 203 (93%)
I don't know if there were changes 157 (9%) 156 (9%) 9 (12%) 26 (13%) 57 (11%) 53 (7%) 11 (5%)
Who was allowed to be present with your baby receiving special/intensive care? (multiple answers possible) n = 1814 n = 1793 n = 77 n = 203 n = 501 n = 794 n = 218

Sum of multiple answers 2856 (157%) 2827 (158%) 138 (179%) 324 (160%) 851 (170%) 1197 (151%) 317 (145%)
Mother 1343 (74%) 1327 (74%) 54 (70%) 137 (68%) 379 (76%) 614 (77%) 143 (66%) ·006**
Father/partner 1020 (56%) 1011 (56%) 52 (68%) 113 (56%) 330 (66%) 405 (51%) 111 (51%) ·000**
Sibling/s 52 (3%) 52 (3%) 3 (4%) 8 (4%) 27 (5%) 12 (2%) 2 (1%) ·000**
Other family members 42 (2%) 41 (2%) 7 (9%) 8 (4%) 15 /3%) 11 (1%) 0 (0%) ·000**
Friends 13 (1%) 13 (1%) 3 (4%) 3 (2%) 7 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) ·000**
No one 376 (21%) 373 (21%) 16 (21%) 51 (25%) 91 (18%) 154 (19%) 60 (28%) ·023*
I don't know 10 (1%) 10 (1%) 3 (4%) 4 (2%) 1 (0%) 1 (0%) 1 (1%) ·000**
Could more than one person be present with the baby at the same time? n = 1813 n = 1792 n = 77 n = 203 n = 501 n = 794 n = 217 ·000**
Yes 664 (32%) 658 (37%) 38 (49%) 82 (40%) 248 (50%) 234 (29%) 56 (26%)
No 1149 (63%) 1134 (63%) 39 (51%) 121 (60%) 253 (50%) 560 (71%) 161 (74%)
How often were you allowed to see your baby receiving special/intensive care? n = 1812 n = 1792 n = 76 n = 203 n = 502 n = 793 n = 218 ·000**
All the time, (24/7) 668 (37%) 663 (37%) 30 (39%) 64 (32%) 236 (47%) 270 (34%) 63 (29%)
Multiple times per day 326 (18%) 320 (18%) 6 (8%) 29 (14%) 72 (14%) 175 (22%) 38 (17%)
Once per day 351 (19%) 346 (19%) 16 (21%) 40 (20%) 82 (16%) 154 (19%) 54 (25%)
Multiple times per week 76 (4%) 75 (4%) 0 (0%) 11 (5%) 23 (5%) 32 (4%) 9 (4%)
Once per week 66 (4%) 66 (4%) 2 (3%) 8 (4%) 17 (3%) 26 (3%) 13 (6%)
Less than once per week 57 (3%) 57 (3%) 4 (5%) 7 (3%) 12 (2%) 28 (4%) 6 (3%)
Never 268 (15%) 265 (15%) 18 (24%) 44 (22%) 60 (12%) 108 (14%) 35 (16%)
How long were you allowed to see your baby per visit? n = 1810 n = 1789 n = 77 n = 203 n = 500 n = 791 n = 218 ·001**
Up to an hour 551 (30%) 541 (30%) 21 (27%) 68 (33%) 136 (27%) 243 (31%) 73 (33%)
More than one hour, up to three hours 133 (7%) 130 (7%) 5 (6%) 11 (5%) 29 (6%) 68 (9%) 17 (8%)
More than three hours, but not unlimited 122 (7%) 122 (7%) 2 (3%) 11 (5%) 25 (5%) 67 (8%) 17 (8%)
Unlimited 746 (41%) 741 (41%) 32 (42%) 68 (33%) 249 (50%) 317 (40%) 75 (34%)
Not at all 258 (14%) 255 (14%) 17 (22%) 45 (22%) 61 (12%) 96 (12%) 36 (17%)
Were sleeping facilities provided so you could stay with the baby (24/7)? n = 1807 n = 1786 n = 75 n = 200 n = 500 n = 793 n = 218 ·003**
Yes, sleeping facilities were provided next to my baby in the unit 363 (20%) 359 (20%) 16 (21%) 38 (19%) 126 (25%) 140 (18%) 39 (18%)
Yes, sleeping facilities were provided outside the unit (e.g. in an apartment house nearby, in another unit) 269 (15%) 269 (15%) 7 (9%) 26 (13%) 93 (19%) 116 (15%) 27 (12%)
No, sleeping facilities were not provided 1175 (65%) 1158 (65%) 52 (69%) 136 (68%) 281 (56%) 537 (68%) 152 (70%)
Which alternatives to being present were provided with your baby receiving special/intensive care? (multiple answers possible) n = 1796 n = 1775 n = 74 n = 201 n = 496 n = 786 n = 218
Sum of multiple answers 2136 (119%) 2114 (119%) 86 (116%) 232 (115%) 591 (119%) 939 (120%) 266 (122%)
Photos 598 (33%) 592 (33%) 22 (30%) 59 (29%) 167 (34%) 274 (35%) 70 (32%) ·488
Livestream 139 (8%) 137 (8%) 5 (7%) 14 (7%) 45 (9%) 64 (8%) 9 (4%) ·255
Recorded video 169 (9%) 167 (9%) 4 (5%) 13 (7%) 44 (9%) 83 (11%) 23 (11%) ·216
Video calls 125 (7%) 125 (7%) 4 (5%) 13 (7%) 42 (9%) 51 (7%) 15 (7%) ·661
None 932 (52%) 923 (52%) 42 (57%) 113 (56%) 244 (49%) 396 (50%) 128 (59%) ·066
Other 173 (10%) 170 (10%) 9 (12%) 20 (10%) 49 (10%) 71 (9%) 21 (10%) ·944
Do you feel that the measures that were implemented due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 (e.g. restrictions by hospital management) made it more difficult for you to be present with your baby? n = 1812 n = 1791 n = 76 n = 202 n = 501 n = 794 n = 218 ·000**
Yes 1294 (71%) 1278 (71%) 42 (55%) 144 (71%) 309 (62%) 599 (75%) 184 (84%)
No, not more difficult 372 (21%) 369 (21%) 16 (21%) 38 (19%) 143 (29%) 145 (18%) 27 (12%)
No, there were no restrictive measures in place 100 (6%) 99 (6%) 10 (13%) 13 (6%) 39 (8%) 34 (4%) 3 (1%)
Don't know 46 (3%) 45 (3%) 8 (11%) 7 (3%) 10 (2%) 16 (2%) 4 (2%)
Do you feel that the measures that were implemented due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 (e.g. restrictions by hospital management) made it more difficult for you to be interactive with your baby (e.g. skin-to-skin contact or being involved in the care of your baby)? n = 1810 n = 1789 n = 77 n = 201 n = 499 n = 794 n = 218 ·000**
Yes 1114 (62%) 1099 (61%) 43 (56%) 125 (62%) 256 (51%) 520 (65%) 155 (71%)
No, not more difficult 499 (28%) 497 (28%) 19 (25%) 48 (24%) 175 (35%) 203 (26%) 52 (24%)
No, there were no restrictive measures in place 155 (9%) 152 (8%) 9 (12%) 21 (10%) 56 (11%) 58 (7%) 8 (4%)
Don't know 42 (2%) 41 (2%) 6 (8%) 7 (3%) 12 (2%) 13 (2%) 3 (1%)
Did medical/nursing staff involve you in the care of your baby (e.g. nappy changing, feeding, temperature taking)? n = 1810 n = 1789 n = 77 n = 202 n = 501 n = 792 n = 217 ·455
Yes, to a high degree 912 (50%) 901 (50%) 35 (45%) 83 (41%) 281 (56%) 395 (50%) 107 (49%)
Yes, to some degree 391 (22%) 387 (22%) 13 (17%) 37 (18%) 112 (22%) 178 (22%) 47 (22%)
No, not at all 497 (28%) 492 (28%) 29 (38%) 79 (39%) 105 (21%) 216 (27%) 63 (29%)
Don't know 10 (1%) 9 (1%) 0 (0%) 3 (1%) 3 (1%) 3 (0%) 0 (0%)
Did medical/nursing staff involve your partner in the care of your baby? n = 1812 n = 1790 n = 77 n = 202 n = 500 n = 793 n = 218 ·000**
Yes, to a high degree 573 (32%) 568 (32%) 29 (38%) 57 (28%) 212 (42%) 209 (26%) 61 (28%)
Yes, to some degree 311 (17%) 309 (17%) 11 (14%) 35 (17%) 83 (17%) 144 (18%) 36 (17%)
No, not at all 886 (49%) 871 (49%) 35 (45%) 106 (52%) 192 (38%) 422 (53%) 116 (53%)
Don't know 24 (1%) 24 (1%) 2 (3%) 3 (1%) 8 (2%) 6 (1%) 5 (2%)
I don't have a partner 18 (1%) 18 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (0%) 5 (1%) 12 (2%) 0 (0%)

*p<0.05; **p<0.01.

Note: percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.