title: Models of maternal-infant attachment: a role for nurses.
abstract: Two models of maternal-infant attachment, one related to full-term newborns (Goulet, Bell, St-Cyr Tribble, Paul, & Lang, 1998), and one including premature infants (Bialoskurski, Cox, & Hayes, 1999), are examined. The elements of both models are integrated into a more comprehensive model. Implicit organizational components are made explicit, and a discussion regarding the possibility of fit for the extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) group is offered. This integrated model can serve as a basis for neonatal nurses to improve care for newly emerging families and especially those of the premature/low birth weight group.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Laura Kearney
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: Jane H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Schenk
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000523:psychology; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000523:psychology; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000523:psychology; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration