"Improved survival rates for premature infants have resulted in extended hospital stays in neonatal nurseries with consequent challenges for mothers assuming a parental role. Additionally, maternal medical complications associated with surgical birth, and a need to locate themselves in unfamiliar clinical environments, exacerbate women's experiences and transition to a maternal role competes with other roles at this time. For women living in rural and regional areas, who experience premature birth, there is additional hardship due to isolation, distance and limited support services. There has been little research on women's experiences with infants in special care nurseries in regional Australia."--(leaf ii). / Master of Nursing
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/257038 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Knox, Catherine . University of Ballarat. |
| Publisher | University of Ballarat. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright Catherine Knox |
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