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Clinical Practice Protocol of Creative Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Their Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Published on: January 7, 2020
[Parenting and Nursing Issues Faced by Parents During the Hospitalization of Their Preterm Infants]
Min-Hsueh Weng1, Hung-Chieh Chou2
1MSN, RN, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Living Sciences, National Open University, Taiwan, ROC. min.sharon@msa.hinet.net.
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Supporting parents of premature infants is crucial for infant health. This paper reviews family-centered care and suggests interventions to enhance parental bonding, confidence, stress management, support, and preparation.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal Health
- Parenting Studies
- Family-Centered Care
Background:
- Preterm birth significantly impacts infant health and parental roles.
- Effective parenting is linked to better outcomes for premature infants.
- Parental dysfunction can negatively affect infant development.
Purpose of the Study:
- Review family-centered care for premature infants.
- Assess the impact of preterm birth on parenting.
- Propose an intervention framework to support parental function.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on family-centered care.
- Analysis of preterm birth effects on parental roles.
- Assessment of parental dysfunction influences.
Main Results:
- Preterm birth presents challenges to parental functioning.
- Interventions can improve parental bonding, confidence, and stress management.
- Enhanced parental support and preparation are key.
Conclusions:
- Family-centered care is vital for premature infants.
- Targeted interventions can promote healthy parental and family function.
- Nurses can guide parents in positive coping for infant well-being.
Abstract:
Preterm labor is often a sudden event that impacts significantly on the health of the premature infant and on parenting behaviors. The prognosis for premature infants correlates positively with the effectiveness of parenting. Therefore, encouraging parental functions is important. The present paper reviews the literature on the concept of family-centered care in the contexts of premature-infant health problems, assesses the impacts of preterm birth on the parental role, and assesses the influences of parental dysfunction. We suggest that related interventions promote parental function in the five dimensions of parental bonding, confidence reinforcement, stress management, interpersonal support, and pre-discharge preparation. The intervention framework that is developed in the present paper is intended to assist clinical nurses to help parents use positive coping behavior to encourage healthy parental and family function and to promote the health of their premature infant.
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