The role of peer support in the development of maternal identity for "NICU Moms"

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-16

  Rossman, Beverly ^a   Greene, Michelle M ^a   Meier, Paula P ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding peer counselors; CLIP; Maternal role attainment; Neonatal intensive care unit; Peer support; Talking points; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CHICAGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84923054066     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12527     Document Type: Article

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