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Table 3 Primary and subthemes of study

From: Health care staff support for mothers in NICU: a focused ethnography study

Primary Themes:

Failure to Meet the Support Needs of Mothers

Support in Special Circumstances

Subthemes:

Failure to Accompany the Mother in Care

Reassuring the Mother

Assigning Monitoring and Care to the Mother

Supporting Mothers with Reduced Functional Capacity

Inadequate Sharing of Medical Information

Providing Information