The birth of a premature infant can have adverse effects on the mood of mothers and on the
interaction patterns between parents and their preterm babies. The aim of the present …

Objective To synthesise what is known about the parents' views on factors that help or
hinder breast milk supply during their infants' hospitalisation in neonatal intensive care units …

Background: Both peer and professional support have been identified as important to the
success of breastfeeding. The aim of this metasynthesis was to examine women's …

Background An infant's admission to a neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) inevitably causes
the parents emotional stress. Communication between parents and NICU staff is an …

Background The admission of a very premature infant to the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) is often a difficult time for parents. This paper explores parents' views and …

Conceptualizing relational sociology: Ontological and theoretical issues Page 1 Edited by
CHRISTOPHER POWELL & FRANÇOIS DÉPELTEAU CONCEPTUALIZING RELATIONAL …

blomqvist yt, rubertsson c., kylberg e., jöreskog k. & nyqvist kh (2012) Kangaroo Mother Care
helps fathers of preterm infants gain confidence in the paternal role. Journal of Advanced …

Objective To discover parents' perceptions of closeness to and separation from their preterm
infants in the NICU. Design Qualitative descriptive. Setting Urban Level III NICU. Participants …

Background Research shows evidence for the importance of physical and emotional
closeness for the infant, the parent and the infant-parent dyad. Less is known about how …

Background When a newborn requires neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization,
parent and infant experience an unusual often prolonged separation. This critical care …