Background During the first weeks of hospitalization, premature babies and their parents
encounter difficulties in establishing early bonds and interactions. Only a few studies have …

Background An infant's admission to a neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) inevitably causes
the parents emotional stress. Communication between parents and NICU staff is an …

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 …

Aim Early parental bonding with preterm babies is particularly important, and the aim of our
study was to explore when parents experienced what they regarded as important events for …

Background The birth of an extremely preterm infant can disrupt normal mother–infant
physical contact and the care provided by the mother. This situation has an impact on the …

Objective To identify and understand how parents develop a close bond to their infants in
the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design A qualitative descriptive study; closeness …

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 …

Introduction The preterm infants' developmental outcomes depend on biological and
environmental risk factors. The environmental factors include prolonged parental separation …

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 When a newborn requires neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization,
parent and infant experience an unusual often prolonged separation. This critical care …