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 …

Aim. To compare mothers' and fathers' individual views and experiences of the attachment
process in a neonatal intensive care unit within the first week after a premature birth …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Objective: To explore how nurses can support the mother-infant dyad within the neonatal
intensive care unit. Setting: Neonatal unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Data Sources: A …

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 …

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 …

Title. Development of parent–nurse relationships in neonatal intensive care units–from
closeness to detachment Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explore the development of …