Needs of parents who have premature newborn in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The aim of the study was to analyze the needs of parents who have premature newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Objectives of the study: 1.To identify the needs of parents perceived by parents themselves and by nurses. 2.To compare the parents’ and nurses’ perceptions of parental needs in all needs subscales. 3.To compare the mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of parental needs in all needs subscales. 4.To determine the relation between parental needs and their socio-demographic characteristics. 5.To reveal the needs and expectations of mothers while being hospitalized with their premature newborns. Hypotheses 1.Parents who have premature newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit identify informational needs as the most important subscale of needs. 2.The perceptions of parental needs by parents who have premature newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and by nurses who work in this unit are different in all subscales of needs. Qualitative research question - What are the needs and expectations as expressed by mothers while being hospitalized with their premature newborns