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Emily E Stevens¹, Elizabeth Gazza, Rita Pickler

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Parents learn to feed preterm infants in the NICU through an emotional, technical process. Nurses are crucial in guiding parents through positive and negative feeding experiences.

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Area of Science:

Neonatal care
Parental education
Infant feeding

Background:

Limited research exists on parents' experiences learning to orally feed their preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Understanding this process is vital for supporting families during a critical developmental period.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore parental learning experiences in feeding their preterm infant orally within the NICU.
To gain a deeper understanding of the process parents navigate when learning to feed their vulnerable infants.

Main Methods:

Phenomenological approach to explore the depth of parental experience.
Semistructured interviews conducted with 20 parents (12 mothers, 8 fathers) of medically stable preterm infants.
Participants recruited from a university-affiliated hospital's level III NICU.

Main Results:

Parents described feeding as an emotional experience, involving both positive and negative feelings.
Learning to feed was characterized as an ongoing process where nurses played an instrumental role.
The technical aspects of feeding a preterm infant required specialized skills and attention.

Conclusions:

Nurses are essential in supporting parents by validating their emotions and recognizing learning needs.
Effective parental learning involves acknowledging the emotional spectrum of feeding and providing technical guidance.
Nurses can enhance feeding success by teaching and demonstrating appropriate techniques to parents.