Mothers' stressor as the day of discharge from th e nicu approaches

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 181-187

  Raines, Deborah A ^a,b  

^a Graduate Faculty   (United States)

^b MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Mother infant relationship; NICU; Parent role; Stress; Transition to home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879197913     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e318285fa2a     Document Type: Article

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