Former Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Fathers' Involvement 4 Years Later: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: To explore the experience of fathering a previous Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) infant four years after hospitalization.

Design And Methods: Nineteen fathers of former NICU infants were interviewed using a semi-structured schedule.

Results: Most of the fathers had children with ongoing health issues (84%).

The Role of the NICU in Father Involvement, Beliefs, and Confidence: A Follow-up Qualitative Study.

Background: Fathers are important to infant outcomes. Infants of involved fathers have improved weight gain, sleep, and psychosocial behaviors. Father involvement with neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants reduces the length of stay.

No time, no money, no luck: Barriers to prenatal care among dalit women in rural Nepal.

In Nepal, a large gap exists between non- and women in regard to maternal mortality and prenatal care. Especially rural are far behind non- in utilizing prenatal care. We explored rural women's prenatal practices and barriers to accessing prenatal care.