Parents' experiences of family health conversations after having a child in need of neonatal intensive care.

This was a qualitative interview study of parents' experiences, not a trial of effectiveness. Only families from the intervention group were interviewed, so the study does not describe the control group's experiences. The interview sample came from the first 13 families in the intervention group, and all but one family agreed. Parents who were not fluent in written and spoken Swedish were excluded, so their experiences were not heard. No verification was made that all core components of the family health conversation model were included in each conversation. Parents also received standard family-centred neonatal care, including NIDCAP, Kangaroo Mother Care, family rooms, and neonatal home care, so the contribution of the conversations alone cannot be separated. Interviews happened about six months after the last conversation, so recall may have shaped the accounts.

The authors reported no conflicts of interest. The study received financial support from the Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden, with support code FORSS-470751.

Do not read these positive experiences as proof that family health conversations improve parental mental health or family functioning. Parents received standard family-centred neonatal care, including NIDCAP, Kangaroo Mother Care, family rooms, and neonatal home care, so the conversations cannot be isolated as the cause.