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Development of father-infant attachment in fathers of preterm infants
1Faculty of Health, Division of Nursing, University of Western Sydney Macarthur, NSW, Australia.
Neonatal Network : NN
|May 16, 2000
Abstract
Purpose:
To investigate the development of feelings of attachment between fathers and their preterm infants and to identify factors that help or hinder this process.
Design:
A longitudinal descriptive design was used to obtain fathers' perceptions of their infants, feelings for their infants, and other related factors.
Sample:
A convenience sample of 27 fathers of preterm infants was recruited.
Main Outcome Variable:
The main outcome variable was the time at which fathers first held their infants.
Results:
The earlier fathers held their babies, the sooner they reported feelings of warmth and love for them.