Mother-newborn couplet care and the expectations, concerns and educational needs of healthcare professionals: a qualitative study.

Objectives: Our aim was to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) expectations, concerns and educational needs regarding preparing for implementing the concept of couplet care, keeping newborns in need of intensive care together with their mothers in need of obstetrical care.

Design: A qualitative focus group study based on semistructured interviews. We analysed the data using reflexive thematic analysis.