Mothering an extremely low birth-weight infant: A phenomenological study

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-97

  Schenk, Laura K ^a   Kelley, Jane H ^a  

^a University of Mississippi School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremely low birth weight infants; Interpretive phenomenology; Mother infant relationship; Mothering; NICU

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952263509     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3181d28330     Document Type: Article

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