Evaluation of a Storybook Resource for Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

This project evaluates the acceptability and utilityof a storybook, entitled , as an educational resource for parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Forty-nine parents were recruited from Level II and Level III NICUs and completed several questionnaires; a subset of 11 parents also participated in focused qualitative interviews. Almost all parents experienced the characters as believable and agreed/strongly agreed that the stories accurately portray what it is like to be a parent in the NICU.