Development of Father-Infant Attachment in Fathers of Preterm Infants

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Infant Attachment ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Main Outcome Variable

Purpose: To investigate the development of feelings of attachment between fathers and their preterm infants and to identify factors that help or hinder this process.Design: A longitudinal descriptive design was used to obtain fathers!’ perceptions of their infants, feelings for their infants, and other related factors.Sample: A convenience sample of 27 fathers of preterm infants was recruited.Main Outcome Variable: The main outcome variable was the time at which fathers first held their infants.Results: The earlier fathers held their babies, the sooner they reported feelings of warmth and love for them.

scholarly journals Mothers’ Breastfeeding Experiences in the NICU

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille A. Boucher ◽  
Paola M. Brazal ◽  
Cynthia Graham-Certosini ◽  
Kathryn Carnaghan-Sherrard ◽  
Nancy Feeley
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Maternal Experience ◽  
Personal Motivation ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Main Outcome Variable

AbstractPurpose: There is extensive literature on the physical and physiologic benefits of breastfeeding premature infants. Less is known about mothers’ perceptions of their own breastfeeding experience. This study explored the maternal experience of breastfeeding initiation and progression in the NICU.Design: A qualitative, descriptive design.Sample: A convenience sample of ten mothers was recruited from a Level III NICU. The sample included mothers of infants between 33 and 36 weeks gestational time at the time of the interview who had been in the NICU for at least five days.Main Outcome Variable: Mothers’ breastfeeding experiences with preterm infants in an NICU.Results: Mothers described their breastfeeding experiences in terms of maintaining milk production, the regimen of the NICU, mother as learner, personal motivation, and forming attachments.

Neonatal Thermoregulation: Bed Surface Transfers

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Altimier ◽  
Barbara Warner ◽  
Stephanie Amlung ◽  
Carole Kenner
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Baseline Temperature ◽  
Main Outcome Variable ◽  
Radiant Warmer

Purpose: To describe temperature changes that occur in preterm infants following bed surface transfers.Design: The design was descriptive.Sample: The convenience sample was comprised of 20 preterm infants (<1,500 gm birth weight).Main outcome variable: Temperature stability after a bed transfer (i.e., radiant warmer to incubator) was the main outcome variable.Results: There were no significant differences in temperatures after bed surface transfer. However, the temperatures one hour after bed surface transfer were lower than baseline temperature before bed surface transfer.

Elevated Sound Levels within a Busy NICU

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene Krueger ◽  
Susan Wall ◽  
Leslie Parker ◽  
Rose Nealis
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Behavioral Effects ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
Main Outcome Variable

Purpose: Elevated sound levels in the NICU may contribute to undesirable physiologic and behavioral effects in preterm infants. This study describes sound levels in a busy NICU in the southeastern U.S. and compares the findings with recommended NICU noise level standards.Design: NICU sound levels were recorded continuously at nine different locations within the NICU. Hourly measurements of loudness equivalent (Leq) sound level, sound level exceeded 10 percent of the time (L10), and maximum sound level (Lmax) were determined.Sample: Sound levels were sampled from nine different locations within the NICU.Main Outcome Variable: Sound levels are described using the hourly, A-weighted Leq, L10, and Lmax.Results: The overall average hourly Leq (M = 60.44 dB, range = 55–68 dB), L10 (M = 59.26 dB, range = 55–66 dB), and Lmax (M = 78.39, range = 69–93 dB) were often above the recommended sound levels (hourly Leq <50 dB, L10 <55 dB, and 1-second Lmax <70 dB). In addition, certain times of day, such as 6–7 AM and 10 AM–12 noon, were noisier than other times of day.

Preparing for NICU Discharge: Mothers’ Concerns

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Raines
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Main Outcome Variable

Purpose: To quantify mothers’ concerns in anticipation of their infant’s discharge from the NICUDesign: An exploratory, cross-sectional survey design was used.Sample: A convenience sample of 150 mothersMain Outcome Variable: The focus was the mothers’ concerns about their infant’s impending discharge.Results: The mothers expressed confidence in their ability as a caregiver but expressed concern about being tired, the need for readmission to the hospital, and missing a change in the infant’s conditions.

Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Teaching Program for Newborn Safe Sleep

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Raines ◽  
Khloe Barlow ◽  
Donna Manquen ◽  
Theresa Povinelli ◽  
Ashley Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Safe Sleep ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Main Outcome Variable ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

AbstractPurpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based teaching guideline and patient outcomes.Design: Descriptive evaluation study with two data collection points.Sample: A convenience sample of 48 new mothers.Main outcome variable: Mothers’ knowledge and practice of safe sleep behaviors for their newborn.Results: The findings of this evaluation study demonstrate that this unit-based teaching program was effective in impacting mothers’ knowledge about and practice of safe sleep for the newborn following discharge from the postpartum unit.

State Change in Preterm Infants in Response to Nursing Caregiving: Possible Gender Effects

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Thomas ◽  
Shao-Yu Tsai ◽  
Sara Brown
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
State Change ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Postmenstrual Age ◽  
Main Outcome Variable ◽  
State Changes ◽  
Wake State

Purpose:To describe the effect of nursing caregiving on infant sleep-wake states by gender in preterm infantsDesign:Descriptive measures at 34 weeks postmenstrual age and at dischargeSample:Twenty-two hospitalized preterm infantsMain Outcome Variable:Infant state and caregiving episodes were coded in 15-second intervals from video recordings of approximately three hours duration. Time plots of state and caregiving were analyzed visually to summarize spontaneous state changes and state change associated with caregiving.Results:Sleep and wake state distribution did not differ statistically by gender; however, the rate of state change in male infants was twice that of females (p=.012) at discharge. At discharge, male infants received approximately twice as many care episodes as females. At discharge, the rate of state change in response to caregiving in male infants was four times that of female infants (p=.026). Males exhibited a greater percentage of caregiving episodes related to state change than did females at discharge (p=.018). Findings suggest further exploration of possible gender differences in state regulation and state change in response to caregiving.

Multimodal Neurologic Enhancement Improves Preterm Infants' Developmental Outcomes: A Longitudinal Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Detmer ◽  
Kayla Evans ◽  
Erin Shina ◽  
Kimberly Walker ◽  
Darcy DeLoach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Early Learning ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Discharge ◽  
Main Outcome Variable ◽  
Composite Scores ◽  
Visual Reception ◽  
Experimental Group

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify the long-term developmental effects of a NICU music therapy intervention, Multimodal Neurologic Enhancement, provided to preterm infants in the NICU.DesignProspective randomized controlled study with one control group and one experimental group.SampleParticipants were medically stable preterm infants with a birth age of 31 and 6/7 weeks or less, admitted to a level-III NICU. A total of 84 participants were enrolled, and 48 completed the study.Main Outcome VariablePost-discharge developmental scores on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning: AGS Edition.ResultsThe experimental group performed significantly better than the control group on the Visual Reception and Early Learning Composite scores.

scholarly journals Neonatal Nurses’ and Therapists’ Perceptions of Positioning for Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cori Zarem ◽  
Tara Crapnell ◽  
Lisa Tiltges ◽  
Laura Madlinger ◽  
Lauren Reynolds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Neonatal Nurses ◽  
Positioning Method ◽  
Main Outcome Variable

Purpose: Determine perceptions about positioning for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Design: Twenty-item survey.Sample: Neonatal nurses (n = 68) and speech, physical, and occupational therapists (n = 8).Main outcome variable: Perceptions about positioning were obtained, and differences in perceptions between nurses and therapists were explored.Results: Ninety-nine percent of respondents agreed that positioning is important for the well-being of the infant. Sixty-two percent of nurses and 86 percent of therapists identified the Dandle ROO as the ideal method of neonatal positioning. Forty-four percent of nurses and 57 percent of therapists reported that the Dandle ROO is the easiest positioning method to use in the NICU. Some perceptions differed: Therapists were more likely to report that the SleepSack does not hold the infant in good alignment. Nurses were more likely to report that the infant does not sleep well in traditional positioning.

Validation of the Pain Assessment in Neonates (PAIN) Scale with the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Hudson-Barr ◽  
Beverly Capper-Michel ◽  
Sally Lambert ◽  
Tonya Mizell Palermo ◽  
Kristen Morbeto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Assessment ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Individual Item ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Neonatal Pain ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Infant Pain ◽  
Main Outcome Variable ◽  
Item Scores

Purpose: To establish the validity and clinical usefulness of a modified pain assessment scale, the Pain Assessment in Neonates (PAIN) scale.Design: Correlational design to compare scores obtained on the PAIN with scores obtained on the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS).Sample: A convenience sample of 196 neonates from an NICU and a step-down unit with gestational ages of 26 to 47 weeks.Method: Bedside nurses observed the neonates for two minutes and then scored their responses on both scales. The scales were scored sequentially and in a randomized order.Main Outcome Variable: Correlation of individual item scores and total scores on the PAIN and the NIPS.Results: The scores for individual items on the PAIN were significantly associated with scores obtained on the NIPS. Overall correlation between the scales was 0.93. These associations suggest that the PAIN is a valid scale for assessment of neonatal pain.

Support Like a Walking Stick: Parent-Buddy Matching for Language and Culture in the NICU

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frida Ardal ◽  
Joanne Sulman ◽  
Esme Fuller-Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Vlbw Infant ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Main Outcome Variable ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Walking Stick ◽  
Culture And Language

AbstractPurpose: (1) To explore the experience of non-English-speaking mothers with preterm, very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (<1,500 g); and (2) to examine mothers’ assessment of a peer support program matching them with linguistically and culturally similar parent-buddies.Design: An exploratory, qualitative analysis based on grounded theory.Sample: A convenience sample of eight mothers from four of the most prevalent non-English-speaking cultures (Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Tamil) in an urban Canadian-teaching hospital.Main Outcome Variable: Non-Anglophone mothers’ experience and support in the NICU.Results: Study mothers experienced intense role disequilibrium during the unanticipated crisis of preterm birth of a VLBW infant; situational crises owing to the high-tech NICU environment and their infant’s condition; and developmental crises with feelings of loss, guilt, helplessness, and anxiety. Language barriers compounded the difficulties. Parent-buddies helped non-English-speaking mothers mobilize their strengths. Culture and language are important determinants of service satisfaction for non-English-speaking mothers. Linguistically congruent parent-to-parent matching increases access to service.

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