Background Most qualitative research on breastfeeding the preterm or low-birthweight
(LBW) infant has focused on negative insights; there are no comprehensive insights into …

The difficulties of caring for preterm infants and associated psychological stress incurred by
parents of preterm infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have been well …

Research on the phenomenon of transition spans several decades. This article discusses
the transition from hospital to home and the challenges parents of preterm infants …

Abstract RAFFRAY, Marie; SEMENIC, Sonia; OSORIO GALEANO, Sandra and OCHOA
MARIN, Sandra Catalina. Barriers and facilitators to preparing families with premature …

Background At the end of their infant's NICU stay, parents are expected to assume full
responsibility for their infant's care. It is important to look at discharge practices from the …

Optimal growth and successful feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are difficult
to achieve, and data indicate premature infants continue to struggle after discharge. The …

Purpose: To identify what parents need to feel ready for the discharge of their infant from the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design: Qualitative. Sample: 20 parents of infants …

Despite the WHO recommendations that babies should be breastfed exclusively for six
months and thereafter for up to two years and beyond this pattern of feeding is far from the …

Objective To psychometrically assess the modified Breastfeeding Self‐Efficacy Scale–Short
Form (BSES‐SF) among mothers of ill or preterm infants. Design Methodological study …

In utero, the fetus depends on the mother's physiologic systems to regulate its own systems.
At birth, the neonate's basic physiologic needs (ie, feeding, elimination, cleaning, heat …