ERIC Number: EJ1304676
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 22
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Information and Support Needs of Parents with Premature Infants: An Integrative Review
Davis-Strauss, Susan L.; Johnson, Ensa; Lubbe, Welma
Journal of Early Intervention, v43 n3 p199-220 Sep 2021
International research, while mostly conducted in high-income countries, repeatedly states that parents of premature infants have increased needs and require additional information and varied support channels after the infant's initial discharge from hospital. However, the perceived self-reported needs of parents concerned with the caregiving of premature infants during the initial time period at home after discharge are not well known. This integrative review explores all extant literature that embodies self-reported or parent-quoted perceptions, experiences, and parent testimonials related to post-discharge infant caregiving information and support needs published from January 1990 to April 2019. Generated findings from the review that reveal parents, regardless of country, consistently reported unmet information and support needs, coupled with a lack of adequate community-based and health care professional support. Current gaps in literature are identified and recommendations for future research are also addressed.
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Parents, Needs, Child Rearing, Access to Information, Access to Health Care, Social Support Groups, Parent Education, Low Income Groups, Middle Class, Foreign Countries, Coping, Infant Behavior, Mental Health, Physical Health, Nutrition, Child Health, Child Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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