A Comparison of Maternal and Paternal Experiences of Becoming Parents of a Very Preterm Infant

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 528-541

  Provenzi, Livio ^a   Barello, Serena ^b   Fumagalli, Monica ^c   Graffigna, Guendalina ^b   Sirgiovanni, Ida ^c   Savarese, Mariarosaria ^b   Montirosso, Rosario ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fathers; Mothers; Neonatal intensive care unit; Qualitative methods; Very preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977091012     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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