Abstract In 2000 and 2002, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched two
initiatives to encourage treatment innovations and research on children with heart disease …

Background: As survival rates for infants born with severe forms of cardiac defects
(congenital heart defect [CHD]) improve, attention is directed to evaluating factors that affect …

Background Mothers whose infants are born with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD)
experience stress during their infant's hospitalization in a pediatric cardiac intensive care …

Introduction: Whereas the stress precipitated by the diagnosis of an infant's congenital
abnormality is well recognized, this study examined parenting stress reported by parents of …

rempel gr, ravindran v., rogers lg & magill‐evans j.(2013) Parenting under pressure: a
grounded theory of parenting young children with life‐threatening congenital heart disease …

Objective The study examined parent stress and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL)
among families of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) referred for psychological …

This study examined mental health and co** styles in both mothers and fathers of infants
born with a severe congenital heart defect. Factors associated with mental health outcomes …

Their perceptual and motor experiences determine the physical and motor development of
children, and impact also on their emotional, psychosocial, and cognitive development. Our …

This descriptive, qualitative study used directed content analysis to explore and clarify
specific foci of parental stress for mothers of infants with complex congenital heart disease in …

Background Approximately half of all children with moderate to severe physical disabilities
have persistent sleep problems and many of these children need parental attention at night …