title: A guided feeding intervention for mothers of preterm infants: two case studies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine how mothers of preterm infants perceive the feasibility and acceptability of a guided feeding intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this multiple case study design, feasibility was assessed by retention of participants through all intervention sessions. Acceptability was assessed with a semi-structured interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants found the intervention useful for demonstrating and explaining behaviors that facilitate feeding, and helpful in dispelling previous, erroneous understandings about infant behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results are encouraging. The intervention was found to be both feasible and acceptable. The effectiveness of this intervention needs to be assessed in a randomized controlled trial.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. lfbrown2@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Lisa F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pickler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000379:methods*; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000379:methods*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult