[Parents' attachment to their newborn following a premature birth and separation in the neonatal period.].
Premature birth and neonatal separation put parents through an intense emotional stress. Moreover, they are confronted to a newborn poorly equiped for social contacts. Adaptation potential is required from parents in the process of bonding to their premature infant. Maybe to compensate for their infant's interaction weaknesses, through initially hesitant, parents usually react by becoming more active with their preterm infant than with a full-term infant. However, in relation to poor family and emotional conditions, some parents'adap-tation potential is stretched beyond limits giving rise to mothering disorders.
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