@article{MAKHILLTSS20138622466,
    title = {Sources of Parental Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units},
    journal = {The Social Sciences},
    volume = {8},
    number = {6},
    pages = {574-578},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1818-5800},
    doi = {sscience.2013.574.578},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2013.574.578},
    author = {Masumeh,Leila and},
    keywords = {Premature newborn,neonatal intensive care unit,stressor,child,family},
    abstract = {Premature newborn birth is related to hospitalization of newborn 
  and separation from family. Not paying attention to emotional and psychological 
  stresses of parents of such child, causes inadequate attachment with their newborn 
  at the time of discharge and will increase vulnerability of child and parents. 
  This study is done due to lack of enough research in this field in the country. 
  A descriptive study with the population consisted of all mothers (n = 300) with 
  hospitalized premature newborn in NICU, in 3 teaching hospitals in Tabriz (Taleghani, 
  Alzahra, Koodakan) during the first 6 months in year 2007. Data collected by 
  PSS questionnaire (Parent Stressor Scale) developed by Margaret Miles and Funk 
  1998. From NICU environmental stressors: The presence of monitors and equipment 
  64.3%, presenting another infant having a machine breath (respirator) in the 
  room 38.3% and also from baby looks, behaves and special treatments: Unusual 
  or abnormal breathing patterns in child 70.3%, tubes and equipment on or near 
  the child 67%, suddenly change of newborn skin color 49.3%, seeing needles on 
  the child’s body, 44.7% and also 
  from parental relationship and parent's role: Being separated from child 60.3%, 
  feeling inability of helping child during hospitalization 51.7% and feeling 
  inability of protecting child from pain and painful procedures 44.3% were respectively 
  major stresses of the mothers. Also, from these three aspects of stressors, 
  parental relationship and parent's role was the most stressful dimension. Due 
  to inevitability of hospitalization of premature newborn in NICU. It is suggested 
  that after premature birth, parents especially mothers should be prepared for 
  first NICU face with their child and making appropriate communication with newborn 
  and NICU environment and paying more attention in playing a good parents role 
  consider, as the bases of family centered services.}
    }