"En ny hverdag". Mödres opplevelse av hverdagen med et prematurt barn, og stötten ved en
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Engelsk titel: "A new life", Mothers’ experience of daily life with a preterm infant, and the support of a child
health center with expertise in premature infants
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Författare:
Sörby, Solveig
;
Fegran, Liv
Email: sol.sorby@gmail.com
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 37
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16023085
Sammanfattning
he study explores mothers’ of premature infants experience of how health centers especially
adapted for families with premature infants can help them to cope with everyday life after discharge
from a neonatal intensive care unit. Background: Premature children are at higher risk for physical
and mental health problems, which makes parenting demanding. The transition between hospital and
home is a challenging period where parents may need extra support to cope with everyday life.
Method: Nine mothers of premature infants receiving follow-up care at a health center especially
adapted for families with premature infants were interviewed. Data were analyzed by Kvale and
Brinkmann’s guidelines for text analysis. Findings: The study revealed that mothers of premature
infants need to adapt to a daily life with both challenges and joys. Mothers’ sense of coping in
everyday life is affected by the public health nurse’s knowledge of and experience with premature
infants. Conclusion: Mothers of premature infants experience a challenging daily life after discharge
from neonatal intensive care unit. A health center especially adapted for families with premature
infants can help mothers cope with everyday life after discharge through availability, flexibility,
expertise, facilitating a social network and focusing on mothers’ own experience of their daily life.