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Review
. 2009 Oct;14(4):262-83.
doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2009.00209.x.

Furthering the understanding of parent-child relationships: a nursing scholarship review series. Part 2: Grasping the early parenting experience--the insider view

Kristin F Lutz  1 , Lori S Anderson, Susan K Riesch, Karen A Pridham, Patricia T Becker
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Furthering the understanding of parent-child relationships: a nursing scholarship review series. Part 2: Grasping the early parenting experience--the insider view

Kristin F Lutz et al. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this integrative review is to systematically and critically synthesize nursing scholarship on parents' perspectives of the parent-child relationship during infancy.

Conclusion: Research has shown that the process of establishing the parent-child relationship is highly individualized and complex. Numerous barriers and facilitators influencing this relationship have been identified that are relevant to nursing.

Practice implications: Nurses have an important opportunity to positively affect the developing parent-infant relationship. Screening parents for depression and providing parents with resources and support are key nursing interventions supporting the parent-infant relationship.

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