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Table 1 Themes and subthemes

From: Psychosocial support for parents of extremely preterm infants in neonatal intensive care: a qualitative interview study

Theme

Subthemes

1. Emotional support

Empathic treatment by staff

Other parents as a unique source of support

Unclear roles of the various professions

2. Feeling able to trust the health care provider

 

3. Support in balancing time spent with the infant and other responsibilities

 

4. Privacy

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