1st Edition
Special Care Babies and their Developing Relationships
By Dr Anne Mcfadyen
Copyright 1994
208 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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Special care babies are at the centre of a complex system of relationships involving both family members and professionals. Prematurity, disability and life-threatening situations create a crisis which is likely to have a different meaning for each participant. Each baby's developing relationships will both influence and be influenced by relationships within the hospital and the family system.... Read more
Introduction; Parent-Child Relationships from Different Perspectives; The `Special Care' Baby; Holding on to Meaning; Observations in a Special Care Baby Unit; Stories from a Special Care Baby Unit; Observer and Observed; Making Sense of the Experience; Case Studies; Therapeutic Interventions; The Future; Concluding Comments
Biography
Anne McFadyen is Senior lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Dundee.
A significant contribution to our understanding of the various worlds of the neonatal nursery ... a wealth of insight to be gained from this book which should certainly help any neonatal nurses who want `to hold on to meaning' in their work. - Nursing Times
There has been a dearth of literature considering premature babies and the bonding process. This book more than adequately redresses the balance. All NICU nurses and midwives, and those looking after parents with babies in special care should read it. - Midirs - Midwifery Digest
