The lived experiences of fathers of a premature baby on a neonatal intensive care unit

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Hollywood ◽  
Eleanor Hollywood
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Premature Baby

scholarly journals Perception of Stress and Styles of Coping with It in Parents Giving Kangaroo Mother Care to Their Children during Hospitalization in NICU

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12694
Author(s):  
Barbara Zych ◽  
Witold Błaż ◽  
Ewa Dmoch-Gajzlerska ◽  
Katarzyna Kanadys ◽  
Anna Lewandowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Task Oriented

The experience of hospitalization of a newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) may become distressing both for the baby and parent. The study aimed to assess the degree of parental stress and coping strategies in parents giving KMC to their babies hospitalized in NICU compared to the control group parents not giving KMC. The prospective observational study enrolled a cohort of 337 parents of premature babies hospitalized in NICU in 2016 in Eastern Poland. The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations were used. The level of stress in parents giving KMC was defined as low or moderate. Analysis confirmed its greater presence in the group of parents initiating KMC late (2–3 weeks) compared to those starting this initiative in week 1 of a child’s life. An additional predictor of a higher level of stress in parents initiating KMC “late” was the hospital environment of a premature baby. Task oriented coping was the most common coping strategy in the study group. KMC and direct skin-to-skin contact of the parent with the baby was associated with a higher level of parental stress only initially and decreased with time and KMC frequency.

scholarly journals Father's experiences during the stay of the premature baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): a systematic review protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZulyKatherine Garnica-Torres ◽  
Greicyani Brarymi Dias ◽  
Janari da Silva Pedroso
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Kangaroo Care ◽  
Neonatal Icu ◽  
Father's Experience

Abstract Background: This systematic review aims to understand the father's experience in the neonatal ICU while accompanying his premature baby. Prematurity rates are increasing; every year, millions of parents faced having their premature baby hospitalized in neonatal ICU without being prepared to face this situation. It is relevant to talk about how fathers feel with the experience of being parents of premature babies. The father-baby attachment is affected by prematurity, thus performing the kangaroo care method with the active participation of the father is vital to promote the attachment between the dyad. Method: The authors will include original father-centered research articles, with measurements made in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Databases included articles from 2010 to 2020, are APA PsycNet, BVS, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and The Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. CENTRAL). Two researchers will extract the data and evaluate the quality of each study through the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) and references will be managed in the Mendeley software. This review will not perform a meta-analysis, results will be presented in a qualitative narrative synthesis that includes all the data found.Discussion: This review will contribute to the construction of evidence about the father's experience in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well as how attachment develops between the baby and the father in this field and how the kangaroo care method promotes attachment in this dyad. Ethics and dissemination: This is a protocol for a systematic review, therefore, no approval from an ethics committee is required. We will submit the article to a peer-reviewed health journal, and the results will be published in congresses focused on neonatal, child, and psychological health.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019142086

scholarly journals Maternal Stressful Experience in Giving Birth to Premature Baby in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Ward

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (G) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Andi Fatmawati Syamsu ◽  
A. Dwi Bahagia Febriani ◽  
Ema Alasiry ◽  
Kadek Ayu Erika ◽  
Andi Mardiah Tahir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
And Behavior

AIM: This study aimed to determine the stressor of mothers whose baby was treated in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward and identify the demography parameter which affected the stressor. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was done in four hospitals in Makassar City. Stressor was evaluated using Parental Scale Stressor (PSS): NICU. Samples were taken consecutively for 30 babies treated in NICU ward for more than 24 h. RESULTS: On the average, the mothers’ stressors were the situation and view of NICU (2.87), appearance and behavior of the baby (2.78), the role of parents (2.74), and communication relationship between the parents and nurse (2.80). Meanwhile, demography factors (maternal age, age of pregnancy, parity, and experience) did not affect the maternal stress statistically. CONCLUSION: Premature babies who are treated in NICU ward can be the source of maternal stress, thus provision of education to the mothers can decrease the stress.

scholarly journals Father's Experiences During the Stay of the Premature Baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A Systematic Review Protocol

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZulyKatherine Garnica-Torres ◽  
Greicyani Brarymi Dias ◽  
Janari da Silva Pedroso
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Kangaroo Care ◽  
Father's Experience

Abstract Background: This systematic review aims to understand the father's experience in the neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) while accompanying his premature baby. Prematurity rates are increasing; every year, millions of parents faced having their premature baby hospitalized in NICU without being prepared to face this situation. It is relevant to talk about how fathers feel with the experience of being parents of premature babies. The father-baby attachment is affected by prematurity, thus performing the kangaroo care method with the active participation of the father is vital to promote the attachment between the dyad. Method: The authors will include original father-centered research articles, with measurements made in the NICU. Databases included articles from 2010 to 2020, are APA PsycNet, BVS, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and The Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. CENTRAL). Two researchers will extract the data and evaluate the quality of each study through the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) and references will be managed in the Mendeley software. This review will not perform a meta-analysis, results will be presented in a qualitative narrative synthesis that includes all the data found.Discussion: This review will contribute to the construction of evidence about the father's experience in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well as how attachment develops between the baby and the father in this field and how the kangaroo care method promotes attachment in this dyad. Ethics and disseminationThis is a protocol for a systematic review, therefore, no approval from an ethics committee is required. We will submit the article to a peer-reviewed health journal, and the results will be published in congresses focused on neonatal, child, and psychological health.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019142086

scholarly journals Performance of an occupational therapist in a neonatal intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Rubio Grillo
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Occupational Therapist ◽  
The Self ◽  
Family Participation ◽  
Health Group

Background: The following article constitutes an effort to make explicit an experience in neonatology within the framework of the exercise of occupational therapy, a discipline belonging to the health sciences. The occupational therapist (OT) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in which he participates in an interdisciplinary health group. Exalts the interaction of person-environment-occupation-performance. Encourage self-regulation of the baby. Encourages family participation in co-participation in routine activities. Objective: To determine the realities and knowledge about the practice of OT in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by the occupational therapist in the interaction between the baby, the occupation, the caregivers and the environment of the NICU. Methods: A systematic exploratory review of the performance of the OT in the NICU was made. Results: The results transcended the thematic variables, the theories, the methods, the approaches, the characteristics of the baby, the occupations, and the contexts of the management of the premature baby. Conclusion: The education in concepts concerning the occupation of the baby, the interaction with her/his environment and her/his caregivers, the procedures, the guide for the stimulation as the modification of the physical, temporal and social environment facilitate the self-regulation of the baby and we will all be working in pro of your recovery.

scholarly journals Phenomenological Study: Grieving Process And Coping Of Mothers With Premature Infant In Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Anafrin Yugisetyowati
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Family Centered

<p><em>T</em><em>he premature birth of</em><em> </em><em>infants is a process that</em><em> </em><em>leads to physical unpreparedness, sources of stress, and traumatize effects for the parents. Mostly mothers showed unpleasant memories that interfered the parents’ ability to take care of their premature baby.</em><em> </em><em>The aim of this study was to </em><em>explore experience</em><em> of grieving process and mothers coping</em><em> during early life care in neonatal intensive care unit. </em><em>This qualitative research with phenomenological approach used eight participants. Data analysis used in this research was Colaizzi. </em><em> </em><em>The result was the grieving process with various self-coping overview during baby care in the neonatal intensive care unit. </em><em> </em><em>The result of this study recommended professional nurses to conduct an assessment toward parents (the mother). The principle of family centered</em><em>-</em><em>care was very important in helping parents to develop therapeutic relationships, providing emotional support, and providing accurate and clear information to parents.</em><em> </em><em></em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong><em> Grieving Process, Mothers Coping, Premature </em><em>I</em><em>nfant Care</em><em></em></p>

Pastoral Care of the Premature Baby

1997 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Terry A. Purvis-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Premature Babies ◽  
Pastoral Communication

A chaplain shares his learning in his attempts to deliver meaningful pastoral care to premature babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a hospital. Explicates some of the parallels between pastoral communication with adults and with babies, noting especially the necessity of recognizing the need for creative modification of adult modes of care.

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