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 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 …

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

Objective To explore how the fathers experience their role as a support for their partner and
the relationship with them during their preterm infant's stay in the NICU. Study design Multi …

Objective To discover parents' perceptions of closeness to and separation from their preterm
infants in the NICU. Design Qualitative descriptive. Setting Urban Level III NICU. Participants …

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 …

Background: Parents and their preterm infants (born between 32-37 weeks of gestation) are
often overlooked by the healthcare system. And very little attention is given to the …

Background The hospitalization of an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a
distressing and often unexpected event for parents. Parents have risk for depression …

Background: Fathers are important to infant outcomes. Infants of involved fathers have
improved weight gain, sleep, and psychosocial behaviors. Father involvement with neonatal …

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 …