ArticleBMC health services research2024
Parental experiences of caring for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Limpopo Province: a descriptive qualitative study exploring the cultural determinants.
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- Summary of best evidence on parental involvement in neonatal intensive care units: integrating family-centered and family-integrated care models.Global health action · 2026Review
- Parents' Adaptation Process in Providing Care to Preterm Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Rwanda: A qualitative study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2026Article
- Mothers' experiences of journaling during their infants' stay in a baby-friendly NICU: a hermeneutic phenomenological study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The lived experiences of South African parents during high-risk pregnancy and prolonged neonatal intensive care unit admission.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2026Article
- Feeding and swallowing difficulties in previously hospitalised premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: Perspectives from South African caregivers.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2025Article
- Parenting experiences of informal caregivers of preterm infants during the first 2 years of life at corrected age: a qualitative systematic review protocol.JBI evidence synthesis · 2025Article
- A conceptual framework to integrate parents' cultural determinants in the care of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Review
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- Experiences of caregivers of twins with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of prematurity: a phenomenological study.Revista CuidarteArticle
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Abstract
backgroundParent-infant interaction is highly recommended during the preterm infant hospitalisation period in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Integrating culturally sensitive healthcare during hospitalisation of preterm infants is critical for positive health outcomes. However, there is still a paucity of evidence on parental experience regarding cultural practices that can be integrated into preterm infant care in the NICU. The study explored and described the cultural determinants of parents that can be integrated into the care of preterm infants in the NICU.
methodsA descriptive qualitative research design was followed where twenty (n=20) parents of preterm infants were purposively selected. The study was conducted in the NICU in Limpopo using in-depth individual interviews. Taguette software and a thematic analysis framework were used to analyse the data. The COREQ guidelines and checklist were employed to ensure reporting standardisation.
resultsFour themes emerged from the thematic analysis: 1) Lived experienced by parents of preterm infants, 2) Interactions with healthcare professionals, 3) Cultural practices concerning preterm infant care, and 4) Indigenous healthcare practices for preterm infants.
conclusionsThe study emphasised a need for healthcare professionals to understand the challenges parents of preterm infants face in NICU care. Furthermore, healthcare professionals should know indigenous healthcare practices to ensure relevant, culturally sensitive care.
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