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Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context.

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Brooks, JL; Holdtich-Davis, D; Docherty, SL; Theodorou, CS
Published in: Qualitative health research
February 2016

The purpose of this longitudinal qualitative descriptive study was to explore American Indian mothers' perceptions of parenting their premature infants over their first year of life in the context of their culture, including the birth and hospitalization experience. A convenience sample of 17 American Indian mothers and their premature infants were recruited from either a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or pediatric clinic in the southeast. Semistructured interviews were conducted at two time points. Through content analytic methods, three broad categories were revealed: descriptions of having a premature infant in the NICU, descriptions of parenting a premature infant, and the influence of Lumbee culture on parenting a premature infant. Certain aspects of American Indian culture appear to be important in having a premature infant in the NICU and in parenting a premature infant. We recommend that health care providers deliver culturally appropriate care that fully supports American Indian mothers and their premature infants.

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Qualitative health research

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1049-7323

Publication Date

February 2016

Volume

26

Issue

3

Start / End Page

387 / 398

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Qualitative Research
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Parenting
  • Nursing
  • North Carolina
  • Mothers
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant, Premature
 

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Brooks, J. L., Holdtich-Davis, D., Docherty, S. L., & Theodorou, C. S. (2016). Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context. Qualitative Health Research, 26(3), 387–398. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315573205
Brooks, Jada L., Diane Holdtich-Davis, Sharron L. Docherty, and Christina S. Theodorou. “Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context.Qualitative Health Research 26, no. 3 (February 2016): 387–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315573205.
Brooks JL, Holdtich-Davis D, Docherty SL, Theodorou CS. Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context. Qualitative health research. 2016 Feb;26(3):387–98.
Brooks, Jada L., et al. “Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context.Qualitative Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, Feb. 2016, pp. 387–98. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1049732315573205.
Brooks JL, Holdtich-Davis D, Docherty SL, Theodorou CS. Birthing and Parenting a Premature Infant in a Cultural Context. Qualitative health research. 2016 Feb;26(3):387–398.
Journal cover image

Published In

Qualitative health research

DOI

ISSN

1049-7323

Publication Date

February 2016

Volume

26

Issue

3

Start / End Page

387 / 398

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Qualitative Research
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Parenting
  • Nursing
  • North Carolina
  • Mothers
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant, Premature