Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of parents with babies born between 28–32
weeks' gestation during transition through the neonatal intensive care unit and discharge to …

Transition from hospital to home for parents of preterm infants (less than 37 weeks gestation)
is fraught with challenges. This article presents findings from a descriptive qualitative pilot …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe and understand the experiences of
mothers of extremely preterm infants during the first twelve months at home following …

Introduction The birth of a preterm infant can have a great emotional impact on the parents
when the length of stay is long. Early discharge programs facilitate the transition to the home …

Murdoch mr & Franck ls (2012) Gaining confidence and perspective: a phenomenological
study of mothers' lived experiences caring for infants at home after neonatal unit discharge …

Background Parents undergo multiple transitions following the birth of an ill infant: their
infant's illness‐health trajectory, neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization and transfers …

Background Preparing families and preterm infants for discharge is relatively unstructured in
many UK neonatal units (NNU s). Family‐centred neonatal care and discharge planning are …

Taking a premature baby home after an often-protracted period on the neonatal unit can be
stressful for parents and they are often confronted with an unexpected reality. The transition …

Objective To explore the parent perspective on discharge home from the neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU). Study design We interviewed parents of NICU graduates with a range of …

Aims and objectives To present parents' lived experience of having a preterm infant cared
for at the neonatal unit until discharge from hospital‐based neonatal home care (HNHC) …