title: Mothers' and nurses' perceptions of the needs of women experiencing preterm labor.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe and compare mothers' and nurses' perceptions of the needs of women experiencing preterm labor.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive/comparative approach was used.
  
  
  METHODS
  A tertiary-care teaching facility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Convenience sample of 14 postpartum mothers and 25 registered nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Subjects responded to 56 statements about the needs of women in preterm labor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No statistically significant differences were found between mothers and nurses in their total responses to questionnaire items, but some significant isolated differences existed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nurse who identifies and satisfies these needs is likely to be more effective in meeting nursing-care goals.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Delaware, Newark 19714.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Lynam
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000523:psychology*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires