title: Adolescent parenting in the neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: This review presents data from studies that report on adolescent parents as part of larger neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parent populations, as well as studies where adolescent parents are given central consideration. A systematic search for English publications from 1990 onward relevant to adolescent parenting in the NICU was conducted. Most studies reporting on adolescent parents focus on parental stress or parenting practices in the NICU. A few studies examine parent-staff communication, parental needs, and parent intervention programs. One study presents a qualitative examination of teenage mothers' experiences in the NICU. Areas for further research include experiences of younger adolescent parents, adolescent fathers, and same-sex partners; issues unique to adolescent parents; and support programs for adolescent parents in the NICU.
authors.affiliation: John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenstock
authors.affiliation: John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: michaelv@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Manen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; NICU; Neonatal intensive care; Parent; Teen