From alienation to familiarity: Experiences of mothers and fathers of preterm infants

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-129

  Jackson, Karin ^a   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^b   Schollin, Jens ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Family functioning; Father; Low birth weight infant; Mother; Nursing care; Parenting; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALIENATION; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NURSING; PARENTHOOD; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREMATURITY; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATHER; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0041851026     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02686.x     Document Type: Article

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