Furthering the understanding of parent-child relationships: a nursing scholarship review series. Part 2: Grasping the early parenting experience--the insider view.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this integrative review is to systematically and critically synthesize nursing scholarship on parents' perspectives of the parent-child relationship during infancy.


CONCLUSIONS
Research has shown that the process of establishing the parent-child relationship is highly individualized and complex. Numerous barriers and facilitators influencing this relationship have been identified that are relevant to nursing.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses have an important opportunity to positively affect the developing parent-infant relationship. Screening parents for depression and providing parents with resources and support are key nursing interventions supporting the parent-infant relationship.
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Kristin F
KF
Lutz
Lori S
LS
Anderson
Susan K
SK
Riesch
Karen A
KA
Pridham
Patricia T
PT
Becker
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology