Maternal emotional responses to preterm birth.
Mothers of 144 preterm infants with varying degrees of neonatal illness were interviewed prior to their infants' discharge from neonatal intensive care. Their major concerns were for the infants' survival rather than their own welfare. Husbands, parents, and, for members, church were seen as the major sources of support.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000523:psychology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012944:Social Support