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PURPOSE:

This study examined mothers' experiences of the preparation of their infants for discharge in the Iranian neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) culture.

SUBJECTS AND SETTING:

Participants included 16 mothers who had preterm infants who were hospitalized in Iranian NICUs.

DESIGN:

A qualitative study was used to describe mothers' experiences of infant discharge from the NICU.

METHODS:

Data collection was done by interviewing mothers who were in NICUs of Iranian University Hospitals. The qualitative data analysis package was used for coding and categorizing.

RESULTS:

Four themes were identified: learning from multiple sources, conditional discharge, enabled mother, and continued nightmares.

CONCLUSION:

This study highlighted several issues regarding mothers' experiences of infants' discharge plan. Nurses should be aware of these themes to support the mothers during preparation of their …