Identification of the Range of Nursing Skills Used to Provide Social Support for Mothers of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care.

Shadi Eskandari Seyedeh Nooshaz Mirhaghjou Maryam Maleki Abbas Mardani Mostafa Gholami Celia M Harding

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2021)

There were positive associations between social support from nurses and mothers' satisfaction with the care of their infants. Therefore, planning to promote and create opportunities for neonatal nurses to support mothers in NICU is important to promote increased maternal satisfaction in infant care.

Keyphrases

social support
healthcare
preterm infants
depressive symptoms
mental health
quality improvement
palliative care
low birth weight
affordable care act
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
health insurance
body mass index