A comparison of mothers' and fathers' experiences of the attachment process in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 810-816

  Fegran, Liv ^a,b   Helseth, Sølvi ^c   Fagermoen, May Solveig ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attachment; Midwifery; Nurses; Nursing; Parents; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NORWAY; OBJECT RELATION; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEONATAL NURSING; NORWAY; OBJECT ATTACHMENT;

EID: 39049101508     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02125.x     Document Type: Article

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