Monitoring an apneic infant: impact on the infant's mother.
Selected findings from a study of mothers of apneic infants who were enrolled in a monitoring program are presented. Stresses reported by the mothers included the need for constant watchfulness, feelings of confinement, lack of personal time, and limited time with other children in the family.
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control*