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Health SA Gesondheid

   
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Empowerment of parents in the neonatal intensive care unit by neonatal nurses

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AbstractParents of infants who are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need to be empowered to improve bonding, attachment and care-giving skills.OpsommingOuers van babas wat in die neonatale intensiewesorgeenheid (NISE) opgeneem word, moet bemagtig word met dieoog op bevordering van binding, ’n hegte band met die babas en versorgingsvaardighede.*Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

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