Heldögns kenguruomsorg i en intensivavdeling for premature barn. Foreldres erfaringer
Engelsk titel: Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care in a neonatal intensive care unit for preterm children. Parents’
experiences
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Författare:
Drejer, Synnöve
;
Skjelstad, Dag Vegard
Email: synnove.drejer@vestreviken.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 37
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15083322
Sammanfattning
Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) offers preterm infants close skin-to-skin contact with their parents.
The intervention has proven favorable for the infants, but how is KMC experienced by parents in a
neonatal intensive care unit designed to facilitate continuous KMC? 53 parents (29 mothers and 24
fathers) of 37 infants, with gestational age 23 to 36, answered a questionnaire. In-depth interviews
were conducted with the least satisfied parents. Most parents had positive experiences with KMC and
described strengthened bonding and attachment. Some parents experienced the staff´s high
expectations and lack of consideration of individual needs and opinions as a burden. This was most
prominent among parents that were exhausted or traumatized after complicated pregnancies and/or
very preterm deliveries.