Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Infant, Premature"
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Describing the use of interpretive phenomenological inquiry with a Gadamerian hermeneutic lens to explore the experience of fathering a premature baby
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Background: Phenomenology is a perspective that helps researchers to explore and understand everyday experiences without having previous knowledge or personal insight about ... -
Developing an information booklet: Taking your preterm baby home
(2017-01-23)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
The effects of the mother's appraisal of her employment status on the preterm infant's development at 3 months
The issue of whether maternal employment has negative consequences for the child has been frequently studied, although with conflicting results. Only one study has been reported that examined the effects of maternal ... -
Implementing kangaroo mother care in the preterm infant unit of Potchefstroom Hospital
(2017-02-14)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
Improving family centered care in the NICU
(2017-01-10)The purpose of the project was aimed to improve bonding between parents and their preterm babies through early and continuing communication between mothers and babies, keeping parents informed about their child’s ... -
Life after prematurity: Special health care needs, working memory, and health-related quality of life among 9- to 11-year-old children born prematurely
Premature birth, defined as birth before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation, places children at risk for medical, physical, psychosocial and neurodevelopmental impairments. These impairments may vary in severity. ... -
Mothers' interpretations of their children's behavior during mother-child interaction
The purpose of this study was to gain understanding about mothers' motivations, intentions, and the meaning they ascribe to their children's behavior by exploring and describing mothers' interpretations of their children's ... -
Neonatal nursing care disruptions to the thermal environment of premature neonates
Subject Population: The study describes neonatal nurses’ perceptions of frequency, duration, and depth of their care for premature neonates (PN) housed in incubators. This study was the first step in a comprehensive ... -
Oxytocin: Biomarker of affiliation and neurodevelopment in premature infants
(2016-06-14)Extremely premature infants, born at 28 weeks gestation or less, are at greatest risk for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. While survival of these infants has improved in the past decade, neurodevelopmental outcomes have ... -
Parental needs rating by parents and nurses: Association with illness severity
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: This pilot study will use validated questionnaires prospectively to investigate parents' and nurses' perceptions of the met or unmet needs of parents with infants born ... -
Predictors of role identity and role attainment in mothers of premature infants
The purpose of this study was to identify whether stress, social support, maternal age and infant birthweight contributed to role identity and role attainment in mothers of premature infants: (1) when the infant was being ... -
Relations of Bayley Developmental Index Score at 12 months with physiological and environmental characteristics of prematurely born infants
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: During recent decade, the proportion of premature infants has been increased. Researches supported that premature infants had later developmental problems, but little ... -
The relationship between duration of tube feeding and oral feeding success
(2017-09-22)Objective. To identify the potential relationships between duration of tube feeding and (1) oral feeding success in preterm infants; (2) alert behavioral states, orally-directed behaviors, and nutritive sucking. Design. ... -
The relationship between the birth of a preterm infant and the vulnerable child syndrome using Lessick's Vulnerability Model as a theoretical framework
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the birth of a preterm infant and the vulnerable child syndrome. The theoretical framework for the study was Lessick's Vulnerability Model for Nursing ... -
When worlds collide: The meanings of work and fathering among fathers of premature infants
This interpretive phenomenological study examined the meanings, concerns, and practices of eight fathers of pre-term infants. Fathers were interviewed six to eight times over a 6 month period, beginning within a month after ...