Craving closeness: A grounded theory analysis of women's experiences of mothering in the Special Care Nursery

Women and Birth

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-85

  Fenwick, Jennifer ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^b   Schmied, Virginia ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Level II nursery; Maternal identify; Maternal infant relationship; Mothering; Mothering role; Neonatal nurseries; Neonatal nursing; Relationships; Special Care Nursery; Transition to motherhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDWIFE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSERY; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 43849092494     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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