Balancing preterm infants’ developmental needs with parents’ readiness for skin-to-skin care: A phenomenological study

The aim of this article is to articulate the essence and constituents of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses’ experiences in enacting skin-to-skin care (SSC) for preterm newborns and their parents. SSC is commonly employed in high-tech NICUs, which entails a movement from maternal&...

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Published in:	International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Main Authors:	INGJERD Gåre Kymre, TERESE Bondas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2013-07-01
Subjects:	Reflective lifeworld research NICU nurses Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Kangaroo Care (KC) proximity skin-to-skin care (SSC) touch
Online Access:	http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/download/21370/28853