From distance towards proximity - fathers’ lived experience of caring for their preterm infants

Pia Lundqvist; Lena Hellström-Westas; Inger Hallström

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2007.04.008

From distance towards proximity - fathers’ lived experience of caring for their preterm infants

Pia Lundqvist, Lena Hellström-Westas, Inger Hallström

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Abstract

Open interviews with 13 fathers were performed, using a hermeneutic phenomenological method, to illuminate their lived experience of caring for their preterm infant. Their lived experience was expressed as a process moving from initial feelings of distance toward feelings of proximity. The process was described as a pendulum that was easily disturbed. Feelings of distance included experiences of living beside reality, becoming an outsider, and living with worry. Feelings of proximity included experiences of returning to reality, becoming a family, and facing the future. Illumination of the father–infant interaction adds to the family-centered body of knowledge in neonatal nursing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	490-497
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2007.04.008
Publication status	Published - 2007

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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Nursing (Closed 2012) (013065000), Paediatrics (Lund) (013002000)

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Pediatrics

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CHILDREN BORN PREMATURELY. Their fathers' experiences and trends in mortality and morbidity during a ten-year period
Lundqvist, P., 2008, Pia Lundqvist, Dept of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. 56 p.
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From distance towards proximity - fathers’ lived experience of caring for their preterm infants

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CHILDREN BORN PREMATURELY. Their fathers' experiences and trends in mortality and morbidity during a ten-year period

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