Varje år föds drygt 15 miljoner barn prematurt. Ett prematurt fött barn är i behov av specialiserad vård med fokus på hens välmående. Detta kan medföra att föräldrars involvering i omvårdnaden av sitt barn åsidosätts och möjligheten till anknytning försämras. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva föräldrars upplevelser av att komma hem med sitt prematurt födda barn. En allmän litteraturstudie genomfördes med systematiska sökningar i databaser och med stöd av innehållsanalys. Resultatet presenterades i tre huvudteman: Upplevelser av att få komma hem, Upplevelser av att ta hand om sitt barn i hemmet och Upplevelser av stöd. Resultatet påvisade att känslor som positivitet och lättnad var övervägande men föräldrar upplevde även osäkerhet och oro. Hemma präglades vardagen av nya rutiner och olika hinder. Föräldrar fick stöd från sjuksköterskan, stödgrupper och anhöriga. Stödet från sjuksköterskan ansågs viktigt för att föräldrar skulle uppleva hemkomsten som positiv. Denna litteraturstudie kan ge sjuksköterskan en ökad förståelse för föräldrars upplevelser av att komma hem med sitt prematurt födda barn och leda till bättre stöd från sjuksköterskan i de områden där osäkerheten hos föräldrar är störst. / Every year roughly 15 million children are born prematurely. A premature born child is in need of specialized care focusing on his or her well-being. This may cause parents' involvement in the care of their child to be overridden and the possibility of connection becomes impaired. The aim of this literature study was to describe parents' experiences of coming home with their premature born child. A general literature study was conducted with systematic searches in databases and supported by content analysis. The result was presented in three main themes: Experiences of coming home, Experiences of caring for one's child at home and Experiences of support. The result showed that feelings like positivity and relief were predominant, but parents also experienced insecurity and concern. At home everyday life was characterized by new routines and various obstacles. Parents' received support from the nurse, support groups and relatives. The support from the nurse was considered important for parents to experience homecoming as positive. This literature study can give the nurse an increased understanding of parents' experiences of coming home with their premature born child and lead to better support from the nurse in those areas where the insecurity among parents' is the greatest.

Babies born prematurely are deprived of normal sensorimotor stimulation when placed in an artificial environment, the incubator. The aim of this project was to design a series of products that could promote the baby’s emotional and neurological development, and to facilitate parental bonding.  The products designed in this project has a theoretical basis on the research available today on cognitive and emotional development in children born prematurely. They were developed in close cooperation with a group of parents and nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit. Presence is a product collection for developmental care, consisting of a mattress, a figure and a necklace. The mattress has vibration sensors that transfer the mother’s heart beat and speakers with recorded heartbeat and her voice. The figure in silicone is designed for sensorimotor stimulation and can be together with the child in the incubator. The figure wears a cloth with mother’s scent. The cloth can be worn by parent in a necklace made of silicone.