The need of having a plan in excessive infant crying - A qualitative study of parents' experiences of healthcare support.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Excessive infant crying increases parents' concerns regarding their infant's health and the burden of parenting. We aimed to gain insight into the healthcare support needs of parents with excessively crying infants.

Methods

An exploratory qualitative study was conducted in the Netherlands. We performed semi-structured interviews with parents of 12 infants between June and December 2020, followed by inductive and deductive thematic analysis.

Results

Parents described what their needs were with regard to the assessment of infant crying and support by professionals. Long-lasting crying made parents feel that there must be a somatic cause. If they could soothe their infant, they gained more confidence that their infant was healthy. We identified four interrelated them

SUBMITTER: Harskamp-Van Ginkel MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107859 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature