Getting to know you: Mothers' experiences of kangaroo care

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-217

  Roller, Cyndi Gale ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kangaroo care; Knowing; Maternal infant attachment; Preterm birth; Skin to skin care

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAPE RECORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD CARE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERVIEWS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 19844365635     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217504273675     Document Type: Article

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