The impact of a three-phase education-support-follow-up program on the mothers' perceptions of the needs of their multiple infants: A protocol study for a clinical trial.

Background: Infertility, a problematic issue to the newly married couples, should be treated as no couple should be deprived of having children. The treatment, however, poses new challenges to the multiples and subsequent preterm births, health system, and families. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an education-support-follow-up program on the mothers' perceptions of their multiples' needs.

Effect of peer education on the noise management in Iranian neonatal intensive care unit.

Background: Advancements in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) science and technology have increased the survival rate of preterm infants. Despite these advances, they are still facing with neurobehavioral problems. Noise level in NICU is a potential source of stress for preterm infants.