2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-42463/v1
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Parents’ Perceived Mental Distress When Their Infant is Admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) a Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract: Background. It is normal for parents to experience a range of emotions and changes in behaviour while their newborn infant is in the NICU. The stress experienced by these parents during their infant’s hospital stay is found to affect the parent-infant relationship and their ability to bond reciprocally. Several studies have pointed out that support from family and friends can be useful for parents’ mental distress in this situation. Some differences are found between mothers’ and fathers’ experiences of the su… Show more

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