The neonatal nurse's role in parental attachment in the NICU.

نویسنده

  • Carol Franklin
چکیده

Parent/infant attachment or bonding is a naturally occurring event that begins during the prenatal period. The feelings of attachment strengthen when fetal movement is felt and grow stronger with parent/infant interaction after birth. Parents who have a newborn requiring intensive care can have a disruption or delay in this attachment process. Neonatal nurses are in a unique position to assess this process and intervene to promote attachment behaviors.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Critical care nursing quarterly

دوره 29 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006