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Exploring the Personal Narratives of Mothers of Former Preterm Infants Now at Preschool Age
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Adkins, Cherie Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Having a preterm-born child is often fraught with ongoing challenges for the child's mother. Yet little is known regarding how that experience, over time, may influence the mother's health and well-being, how it influences her perceptions and practices of parenting, and the meaning(s) she attributes to it. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Mothers, Premature Infants, Nurses
Parental Perceptions of Touch between Parents and Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Unit
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Whittington, Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the role of touch in the parental experience of having an infant in the NICU. Using a narrative analysis methodology, the researcher interviewed six parents who currently had infants in the NICU. Both mothers and one father were interviewed. Infant ages ranged from 24-28 weeks gestation and all…
Descriptors: Nurses, Pregnancy, Premature Infants, Young Children