"What are you carrying?" Experiences of mothers with preterm babies in low-resource setting neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Babies born preterm often have challenges in feeding, temperature control and breathing difficulty and are prone to infection during the neonatal period. These usually necessitate admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Admission to NICU disrupts the mother-baby bonding.

Objective

This study explored the lived experiences of mothers with preterm babies admitted to NICU in a low-resource setting.

Study design

This was a qualitative study where 16 participants took part in indepth interviews and 35 in focus group discussions. We included mothers who delivered and were caring for preterm babies at the NICU of Mulago National Referral Hospital.

Study setting

Data were collected from a public hospital, which works as a district and nationa

SUBMITTER: Namusoke F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442070 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature