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Evaluation of a Storybook Resource for Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Abstract:
This project evaluates the acceptability and utilityof a storybook, entitled Unexpected: Parents' Experience of Preterm Birth, as an educational resource for parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Forty-nine parents were recruited from Level II and Level III NICUs and completed several questionnaires; a subset of 11 parents also participated in focused qualitative interviews. Almost all parents experienced the characters as believable and agreed/strongly agreed that the stories accurately portray what it is like to be a parent in the NICU. The multiple narrators offer different perspectives of the NICU experience, which helped to normalize their experience and reminded them that they were not alone. Participants reported learning something new from the storybook and would recommend it to others.
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Parental Care
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
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Measurement: Derived Units
Short-distance Transport of Resources
Measurement: Standard Units
Relationship with Parents: Attachment

