Understanding the Impact of Prematurity on Attachment

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Title

Understanding the Impact of Prematurity on Attachment

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Auckland University of Technology

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Tuwhera

Description

This dissertation was undertaken to develop an understanding of the internal world of premature infants and their developing relationships. Initially, the literature regarding attachment in normal infant-mother dyads is reviewed. An overview of the world of the preterm infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unite (NICU) is provided. Factors that are special to mother-preterm dyads are evaluated: the emotional challenges facing preterm mothers, the availability of the preterm infants to be in r...

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Research Paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2005

Creator

Wilkinson, Elizabeth

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10292/11340

Related subjects

Attachment behavior in children / Mother and child / Child psychology / Premature infants -- Psychology

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