Supporting family functioning during a high-risk pregnancy.
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M C Stainton
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A case study of infant massage outcomes.
This article describes a case study of infant massage for a neonate in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Infant massage is grounded in the theory of touch. In an NICU, the infant's tactile experiences can be uncomfortable or painful. This can lead to touch aversion. It is possible that providing pleasurable touch experiences through infant massage can help to develop touch acceptance. It is important to first assess the infant's readiness for massage according to his or her need and response. Infant massage as a complementary therapy in the NICU is demonstrated here in a photo-study of "Nicholas." The initial uncertainty and gradual acceptance by Nicholas of the massage experience is clearly depicted. At the end of the massage, Nicholas was relaxed and asleep in a semi-fetal position. The behavioral change in this infant indicates that he made a transition from touch aversion to touch acceptance.
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Maternal work in the NICU: a case study of an "NICU-experienced" mother.
This study explored one woman's experience in becoming a mother to her premature son during his prolonged hospitalization. This paradigm case is an exemplar selected from a larger phenomenological study that examined the high-risk perinatal experience. Hermeneutic analysis led to the discovery of the phenomenon of maternal work embedded in the experience of this mother. Dimensions of her maternal work included working for love, working for meaningful moments, working amid uncertainty, working against the odds, and working overtime. Understanding the experience of maternal work can assist nurses to acknowledge and support the work inherent in becoming a mother within the neonatal intensive care unit.
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Maternal tasks of uncertain motherhood.
A longitudinal, phenomenological study was carried out to gain understanding of what it was like for women to be in a high-risk perinatal situation. Twenty-seven women participated in the study during which focused, unstructured interviews were conducted throughout their experience. Hermeneutic methods were applied to the 174 interviews and 13 diaries collected. A serendipitous finding revealed that women in high-risk situations work on the same developmental tasks as described by Rubin in 1975. However, these tasks are altered by the uncertainty of attaining motherhood inherent in the high-risk situation. The alterations in the tasks are described in this paper. The importance of Rubin's work as basic clinical research for maternity nursing is underlined by this finding.
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