scholarly journals Nursing Behaviors which Facilitate the Grief Work of Parents with Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Comparison of Mothers and Fathers

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-9
Author(s):  
Elaheh Rahiminia
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Grief Work ◽  
Nursing Behaviors

scholarly journals Using a behavior analytics approach to change nursing care of extremely premature infants: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Jenn Gonya ◽  
Jessica Niski ◽  
Nicole Cistone
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Premature Infant ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Extremely Premature Infant

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is, inherently, a trauma environment for the extremely premature infant. This trauma is often exacerbated by nurse caregiving practices that can be modified and still remain effective. Our study explored how behavior analytics could be used to implement an intervention known as Care by Cues and how the intervention might, ultimately, impact infant physiologic stability.

scholarly journals Exposure to Bisphenol A and Other Phenols in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Premature Infants

2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia M. Calafat ◽  
Jennifer Weuve ◽  
Xiaoyun Ye ◽  
Lily T. Jia ◽  
Howard Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care

Fifty-Hertz Magnetic Field Exposures of Premature Infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Neonatology ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svein Erik Aasen ◽  
Anders Johnsson ◽  
Dag Bratlid ◽  
Terje Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care

scholarly journals Mothers and fathers in NICU: The impact of preterm birth on parental distress

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 604-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Ionio ◽  
Caterina Colombo ◽  
Valeria Brazzoduro ◽  
Eleonora Mascheroni ◽  
Emanuela Confalonieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
The Impact

Preterm birth is a stressful event for families. In particular, the unexpectedly early delivery may cause negative feelings in mothers and fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between preterm birth, parental stress and negative feelings, and the environmental setting of NICU. 21 mothers (age = 36.00 ± 6.85) and 19 fathers (age = 34.92 ± 4.58) of preterm infants (GA = 30.96 ± 2.97) and 20 mothers (age = 40.08 ± 4.76) and 20 fathers (age = 40.32 ± 6.77) of full-term infants (GA = 39.19 ± 1.42) were involved. All parents filled out the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Impact of Event Scale Revised, Profile of Mood States, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Post-Partum Bonding Questionnaire. Our data showed differences in emotional reactions between preterm and full-term parents. Results also revealed significant differences between mothers and fathers’ responses to preterm birth in terms of stress, negative feelings, and perceptions of social support. A correlation between negative conditions at birth (e.g., birth weight and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay) and higher scores in some scales of Impact of Event Scale Revised, Profile of Mood States and Post-Partum Bonding Questionnaire were found. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit may be a stressful place both for mothers and fathers. It might be useful to plan, as soon as possible, interventions to help parents through the experience of the premature birth of their child and to begin an immediately adaptive mode of care.

scholarly journals Stress and feelings in mothers and fathers in NICU: identifying risk factors for early interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Ionio ◽  
Eleonora Mascheroni ◽  
Caterina Colombo ◽  
Francesca Castoldi ◽  
Gianluca Lista
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Young Age ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Father Relationship ◽  
Negative Feelings

Abstract Aims The aims of this study were to explore parents’ stress levels and negative feelings after premature births and to identify the risk factors related to parents’ stress and negative feelings during their children’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay. Background Preterm birth is a multi-problematic event that may put the babies in danger for both their medical and neurophysiological conditions and could have a negative impact on both the mother–father relationship and the parent–child interactions. Methods The study involved 43 mothers and 38 fathers of preterm infants. All participants filled out the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Profile of Mood States. Findings The results revealed significant differences between mothers’ and fathers’ responses to preterm births in terms of both stress and negative feelings. We found that, for mothers, their own young age and the baby’s need for respiratory support were significant predictors of stress; for fathers, their own young age and the baby’s lower gestational age and worse condition at birth were significant predictors of stress and negative feelings. The NICU may be a stressful place both for mothers and fathers. Identifying which mothers and fathers are at risk immediately after their children are born could help to direct specific interventions that can reduce these parents’ stress and prevent them from negative feelings.

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