Gaining confidence and perspective: A phenomenological study of mothers' lived experiences caring for infants at home after neonatal unit discharge

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2008-2020

  Murdoch, Marlies R ^a   Franck, Linda S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early parenting; Hospital discharge; Midwives; Neonatal unit; Neonate; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; PAIN; POSTNATAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84864325281     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05891.x     Document Type: Article

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