Kangaroo mother care in the neonatal intensive care unit: Staff attitudes and beliefs and opportunities for parents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 373-378

  Strand, H ^a   Blomqvist, Y T ^b   Gradin, M ^c   Nyqvist, K H ^b  

^a School Health Nurse Katedralskolan   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Healthcare professionals; Kangaroo Mother Care; Neonatal intensive care units; Nursing practice; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STAFF ATTITUDE;

EID: 84896140886     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12527     Document Type: Article

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