Medical-technological advances and neurodevelopmental care have improved the survival
of extremely-and very-low-birthweight infants born before 32 weeks' gestation. After months …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Objective: To describe parents' method of adaptation to the problems of caring for a very-low-
birth-weight (VLBW) infant at home. Design: Exploratory, involving three interview sessions …

When the day of discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) comes for the parents
of newborn infants, they are filled with long-awaited joy and happiness. They go home …

Background and aim Today, mothers are discharged early after birth, and national
monitoring shows an increase in readmission of infants. Readmission of the infant might …

METHODS: Mothers of infants born at< 35 weeks' gestation, meeting low socioeconomic
status criteria, were interviewed by telephone 30 days after discharge to assess caregiver …