Abstract
This interpretive phenomenological study examined the meanings, concerns, and practices of eight fathers of pre-term infants. Fathers were interviewed six to eight times over a 6 month period, beginning within a month after birth and continuing at home after infant discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Sigma Membership
Omicron Iota at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing, Coping, Paternal Caregiving
Advisor
Lee Smith
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
St. Louis University
Degree Year
2003
Recommended Citation
Pohlman, Shawn, "When worlds collide: The meanings of work and fathering among fathers of premature infants" (2019). Dissertations. 120.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/120
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-01
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3102919; ProQuest document ID: 288332793. The author still retains copyright.