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Table 2 Major themes and their corresponding sub-themes

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Mothers’ experiences of caring for preterm babies at home: qualitative insights from an urban setting in a middle-income country

Major themes

Sub-themes

1. Around the clock care

• Feeding

• Temperature

• Infection prevention

• Constant observations

• Juggling other duties

2. Mothers’ self-perceptions and attitudes of significant others

• Perceptions of mothers

• Attitudes of in-laws and other family members

• Attitudes of friends

3. Mothers’ health and well-being

• Intense emotions

• Sleep deprivation

• Self-neglect

4. Support

• Support from husbands

• Support from In-laws

• Support from extended families

• Support from friends