Dr, Department of Women’s Health, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, West Africa
Review Article
Social Support System and its Influence on Maternal Experiences, Tamale Central Hospital
Author(s): Keren Happuch Twumasiwaa Boateng*
Hospitalization of neonates in NICUs may subject mothers to shock and depression as a result of giving birth to babies who have low birth
weight or premature babies and hence very fragile. This type of hospitalization disrupts the family process and subjects the parents of these
babies to a state of crisis and disarray. These challenges range from social, economic, physiological and psychological in nature. There
are no support groups for mothers with preterm babies to share their pain, experiences or interact with other mothers with similar problems.
Over all, the problems of preterm babies may be in the increase yet not satisfactorily documented in the Ghanaian context. This study
seeks to explore the social support system and its influence on maternal experiences. The study used exploratory descriptive design.
The Study was conducted in the Tamale Metropolis, spec.. Read More»
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