The hospitalized preterm newborn: the significance of parents' participation in the Neonatal Unit

to identify and analyze the significance of participation for parents in a Neonatal Unit (NU) of a maternity hospital in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. a qualitative study with 20 parents of both sexes, between 18 and 39 years of age, with a preterm hospitalized child. A content analysis using a thematic...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2013-12, Vol.21 (6), p.1360-1366
Main Authors: Gallegos-Martínez, Josefina, Reyes-Hernández, Jaime, Scochi, Carmen Gracinda Silvan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child, Hospitalized
Enfermería Neonatal
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Neonato
NURSING
Padres
Parents
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:to identify and analyze the significance of participation for parents in a Neonatal Unit (NU) of a maternity hospital in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. a qualitative study with 20 parents of both sexes, between 18 and 39 years of age, with a preterm hospitalized child. A content analysis using a thematic approach was used for information processing. the significance of: a) the NICU as a place of suffering and waiting, b) dealing with the child's admittance, c) being excluded from the hospitalized child's care and d) being aware of inadequacies in the child's care. parents deal with their suffering and experience barriers that impede their participation; they respond to the medical hierarchy that limits participation, even when it goes against their natural role as parents. The caregiving philosophy needs to be transformed so that parents are considered people with the right to participate and to be competent in caring for their child.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/0104-1169.2970.2375