OBJECTIVE To investigate effects of pediatric head trauma on parent mental health, parent-child relationship and family functioning 2 weeks after discharge. METHODS Ninety-seven mothers and 37 fathers of 106 preschool children hospitalized with head injury completed Mental Health Inventory (MHI), Parenting Stress Index, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales II (FACES II) and Mult...

Background: Prematurity could result in the long admission of the neonate to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and development of some complications for both mother and newborn. The early discharge programs make the neonatal transference to home much easier and are beneficial to both parents and newborns. However,there are limited studies investigating the real needs of the preterm neonat...

promotion of exclusive breastfeeding: teaching good positioning and support from fathers and families     sakkaki m [1] *, khairkhah m [2]     received: 23 aug, 2012 accepted: 21 nov, 2012     abstract   background & aims : breastfeeding has many advantages for both mothers and infants. several factors have negative effect on the duration of breastfeeding, one of them being mode of delivery. ca...

OBJECTIVES Commercial hospital discharge packs are commonly given to new mothers at the time of newborn hospital discharge. We evaluated the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the receipt of commercial hospital discharge packs in a population-based sample of Oregon women who initiated breastfeeding before newborn hospital discharge. METHODS We analyzed data from the 2000 and 200...

abstract background and objective: often, discharge of children against medical advice has a negative effect on the well-being of the patient. to determine the prevalence of discharge against medical advice (dama) among hospitalized children and examine the reasons given by parents/guardians for such discharges. methods: a retrospective 2-year medical records audit of children aged one day to 1...

introduction the family is in a crisis and a stressful experience when neonate is admitted in nicu ward. in recent decades, role of family in the care of neonates has completely changed. now, empowerment of families in the care of neonates hospitalized is an important approach in the field of neonatal nursing . therefore, it is necessary for parents, especially mothers with neonates in nicu war...

Background The first hours and days of birth are considered as the most sensitive time for mothers and newborns which require complete and high-quality care and services. To improve the quality of cares, recognizing the needs of service receivers is considered one of the most important approaches. We aimed to identify the unmet needs of healthy newborns' mothers ...