Background Extremely premature infants (those born before 28 weeks' gestational age) are
highly immature, requiring months of care at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). For …

Background The aim of this study was to explore and describe the coping experiences of
parents to children admitted to a neonatal unit. Methods A qualitative research approach …

The difficulties of caring for preterm infants and associated psychological stress incurred by
parents of preterm infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have been well …

Aims and objectives To explore the nurses' views of their role both in the neonatal intensive
care unit and in the provision of interacting with, and emotionally supporting, families …

The infant–parent relationship has been shown to be of particular significance to preterm
infant socioemotional development. Supporting parents and infants in this process of …

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 …

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) …

Objective To explore how the fathers experience their role as a support for their partner and
the relationship with them during their preterm infant's stay in the NICU. Study design Multi …

Aims and objectives To determine the feasibility and utility of a thematic analysis approach
to synthesising qualitative evidence about parental experiences in the neonatal intensive …

PURPOSE: The experience of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for parents can be
anxiety-provoking, fearful, and distressing. To help parents cope with these overwhelming …