Parental presence

This is the subject of two articles I happened across:

One, in Child, is a systematic review of the role of parental presence in the context of children's medical procedures (Child 2005; 31(2): 233-43). It concludes that it seems appropriate that clinicians allow parents the opportunity to be present.

The other, in the AORN Journal (sorry, no online access, but the Clinical Sciences Library has it) is about parental presence during induction of anaesthesia. (AORN J 2005; 81(4): 780-92). The literature suggests, it says, that parental presence is helpful, but few (US) hospitals involve parents.