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  • Title: The NICU experience: how does it affect the parents' relationship?
    Author: Manning AN.
    Journal: J Perinat Neonatal Nurs; 2012; 26(4):353-7; quiz p.358-9. PubMed ID: 23111724.
    Abstract:
    There is much research about the negative effect of serious and chronic childhood illness on the parent's partner relationship. It is generally assumed that parents of newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) also share this risk of relationship strain. However, little research specific to the effects of the NICU on the parent's relationship exists. The focus of most research examining parents of NICU infants is the mother's emotional well-being. The effect on the father is rarely studied. Drawing from studies of other childhood illnesses, it is reasonable to hypothesize that the experience of a NICU hospitalization may also strain the parents' relationship, possibly to the point of dissolution. The implementation of family-centered care in the NICU has had promising outcomes, and it is hypothesized that family-centered care will minimize the emotional stressors that may lead to the dissolution of the parent's partner relationship.
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