Background Physical and emotional parent-infant closeness activate important
neurobiological mechanisms involved in parenting. In a neonatal care context, most …

Background: The unique perspective of fathers with an infant in the neonatal unit on the
development of emotional closeness toward their infant is not well understood. The purpose …

Background Research shows evidence for the importance of physical and emotional
closeness for the infant, the parent and the infant-parent dyad. Less is known about how …

Background There is a dearth of knowledge regarding the specific factors associated with
emotional closeness in parents with an infant in the NICU. Aim To determine if parental …

In this paper, we highlight the need for acknowledging the importance and impact of both
physical and emotional closeness between the preterm infant and parent in the neonatal …

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 …

Aim Studies have provided insights into factors that may facilitate or inhibit parent–infant
closeness in neonatal units, but none have specifically focused on the perspectives of senior …

Open interviews with 13 fathers were performed, using a hermeneutic phenomenological
method, to illuminate their lived experience of caring for their preterm infant. Their lived …

Background Preterm birth increases the risk for postpartum depression in both mothers and
fathers, calling for strategies to alleviate and prevent depressive symptoms in parents of …

Objective This study examined the feasibility of observing mother–child interactions in the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), whether NICU interactions related to later interactions …