title: Promoting parenting: the obstetric patient in an intensive care unit.
abstract: The complex process of mastering the new parent role can be inhibited when the mother has a critical illness that produces barriers to parenting. It is important for nurses to recognize and eliminate common barriers to parenting that occur for the mother in the intensive care unit.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology