PubMed · 2014 · 13 citations · 12 references
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In order to develop mutual bonding with infant and attain parental roles, parents need to be close their neonate, also receive empathy and support to find a way to meet their needs. Participants in this study announced that resolving these needs can help parents to feel more confidence in infant's care and reduce their negative feelings.
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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, Linda J. Alpert‐Gillis et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2006 · 610 citations
Mothers in the NICU: outsider to partner.
Judith A. Heermann, Margaret E. Wilson, Patricia A. Wilhelm · PubMed · 2005 · 150 citations