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Very Low Birth Weight And Perinatal Periods Of Risk: Disparities In St. Louis, Pamela Xaverius, Joanne Salas, Deborah Kiel, Candice Woolfolk
Very Low Birth Weight And Perinatal Periods Of Risk: Disparities In St. Louis, Pamela Xaverius, Joanne Salas, Deborah Kiel, Candice Woolfolk
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Very low birth weight (VLBW) is a significant issue in St. Louis, Missouri. Our study evaluated risk factors associated with VLBW in this predominantly urban community. Methods. From 2000 to 2009, birth and fetal death certificates were evaluated (𝑛 = 160, 189), and mortality rates were calculated for perinatal periods of risk.The Kitagawa method was used to explore fetoinfant mortality rates (FIMR) in terms of birth weight distribution and birthweight specific mortality. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the magnitude of association of selected risk factors with VLBW. Results. VLBW contributes to 50% of the excess FIMR in St. …
Man To Man: Perspectives On Being The Father Of A Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant Through Interpretive Phenomenology, Donald A. Johnston
Man To Man: Perspectives On Being The Father Of A Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant Through Interpretive Phenomenology, Donald A. Johnston
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While volumes of literature lend insight into the experience of being a mother in the NICU, the experience of fathering a neonate remains vastly understudied. The goal of this hermeneutical phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of eleven fathers of very low birth weight infants during their infants' stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. In-depth interviews were semi-structured, digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using Max van Manen's methodology, along with a metaphorical illustration to illuminate meanings of experiences. Analysis was structured using Heidegger's philosophical concepts of Being-in-the-world and Being-with-others, as well as the added …