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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
Author(s) -
Lutz Kristin F.,
Anderson Lori S.,
Riesch Susan K.,
Pridham Karen A.,
Becker Patricia T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2009.00209.x
Subject(s) - scholarship , insider , psychological intervention , nursing , affect (linguistics) , nursing practice , pediatric nursing , psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , political science , communication , law
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.