ArticleAdvances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses2014
Parental experience learning to feed their preterm infants.
Article in Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05651035 (Effects of Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding as the Initial Oral Feeding on Physiological Parameters and Feeding Performance in Preterm Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Effects of Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding as the Initial Oral Feeding on Physiological Parameters and Feeding Performance in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Study
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Feasibility of a guided participation discharge program for very preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Sustaining Breastmilk Expression and Direct Feeding at Breast for Very Low Birth Infants: A Qualitative Exploration of Parental Perspectives.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Parents' Perspectives and Processes During Weaning for Preterm-Born Children: A Qualitative Study in Japan.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Maternal experiences of caring for preterm infants in a vulnerable South African population.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2021Article
- Development and psychometric evaluation of the CO-PARTNER tool for collaboration and parent participation in neonatal care.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives on support among Chinese mothers separated from their hospitalized preterm infants: a qualitative study.International breastfeeding journal · 2019Article
- Parent, patient and clinician perceptions of outcomes during and following neonatal care: a systematic review of qualitative research.BMJ paediatrics open · 2018Article
- Implementing Co-Regulated Feeding with Mothers of Preterm Infants.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingArticle
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Abstract
purposeAlthough extensive research has been conducted on preterm infant oral feeding, few investigations have examined parents' experiences learning to feed orally their preterm infant while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). As such, the aim of this study was to explore parental learning experiences to gain a better understanding of the process parents use in learning to feed their preterm infant. SUBJECTS: Parents included in the investigation were 18 years of age or older with a medically stable preterm infant who was less than 36 weeks' gestational age at birth, free of congenital malformations, and feeding orally.
designThis investigation used phenomenology to explore the depth and richness of parental experience with the process of learning to feed orally their preterm infant.
methodsParticipants were recruited from a university-affiliated women's hospital with a level III NICU. Purposive sampling was used to ensure that all participants were familiar with the experience of interest. Data collection consisted of personal interviews, which were conducted in a private consultation room located within the NICU. In instances where both the infant's mother and father chose to participate, the interviews were conducted separately on the same day.
main outcome measuresTwelve mothers and 8 fathers participated in semistructured interviews. For 8 mothers and 6 fathers, this was their first child. This was the first preterm infant for all participants. From the parental experience, the following 3 themes were identified: an emotional experience, learn as you go, and it is technical. PRINCIPAL
resultsParents noted that feeding encompassed both positive and negative emotions, that learning was a process that nurses played an instrumental role in, and that feeding a preterm infant could be very technical, requiring extra skills for feeding success.
conclusionsNurses can play a key role in helping parents learn by acknowledging both positive and negative feelings about the feeding process, recognizing parents' learning needs, and by teaching and demonstrating appropriate feeding techniques.
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