Fathers' experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extremely preterm infants need advanced intensive care for survival and are usually not discharged before they reach the time of expected birth. In a family-centred neonatal intensive care unit both parents are involved at all levels of care including the feeding process. However, studies focusing on fathers in this situation are scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of feeding extremely preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit from fathers' perspectives.

Methods

The study adopts a qualitative inductive method, reported according to the COREQ checklist. Seven fathers of extremely preterm infants (gestational age 24-27 weeks) in neonatal intensive care in Sweden were interviewed by telephone after discharge in 2013-2014. The inte

SUBMITTER: Mоrelius E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212537 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature