Aim and background: Family‐centred care, which acknowledges parents as partners in care,
is a desirable and essential part of neonatal nursing. There has been extensive research on …

Background: An intervention programme was carried through in a neonatal intensive care
unit at the Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark in 1998/99. It comprised:(1) …

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate fathers' emotional experiences of their infant's
preterm birth and subsequent stay in neonatal intensive care unit. Background When a baby …

Aim. The aim of this study was to explore the early experiences of parents who have a very
preterm infant. Background. Very preterm infants are physiologically ill‐prepared for extra …

Background: From birth the child has an ability to respond to the environment, which
influences the interaction between mother and child. If this attachment is interrupted, the …

Background. The birth of a preterm infant has a long‐term impact on both parents. Mothers
report more stress and poor adjustment compared with fathers. Influencing factors, such as …

Aim To describe the lived experiences of mothers with preterm babies at a Mother and Baby
Unit (MBU) of a tertiary hospital. Design A descriptive phenomenological approach. Method …

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. Advances in technology have resulted in increasing survival rates even for
extremely premature infants. While sophisticated medical management is vital to infant …

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 …