2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Mothers' recognition of their premature children following infertility treatment

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20890041
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Lifelong developmental nursing
Research Institution	Chiba University
Principal Investigator	MISE Naoko Chiba University, 大学院・看護学研究科, 助教 (40513940)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	早産児 / 育児 / NICU / 不妊治療
Research Abstract	The objective of the present study was to elucidate the recognition of premature infants among their mothers and changes in this recognition during hospitalization in the NICU and after discharge. This study investigated the recognition of children among mothers who had become pregnant following fertility treatment and given birth prematurely. Furthermore, this study examined nursing assistance that promotes the development of the mother child relationship. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on four mothers of premature infants, and interview contents were qualitatively analyzed. Mothers of premature infants continued to have concerns about the fragility and developmental prognosis of their children following discharge. At the same time, mothers felt happy about the fact that they were able to live with their children as well as the release from the stress they had been experiencing during hospitalization, and the opportunity to live together enabled them to realize the child' s growth. In addition, mothers gained the recognition of themselves as mothers.

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