The father of the premature baby, an important resource for his partner and his own child for his partner and his own child
Keywords:
preterm infant, father, Neonatal Intensive Care UnitAbstract
Until recently, and maybe until now, most of the studies on the preterm infants development and their parents focused mainly on the infant and their mothers. The current article, after a brief introduction about preterm newborns and how this impact on fathers, I point out the main results of this research that had focused only fathers. This results agree to emphasize that in a newborn situation that requires hospitalization in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), fathers play a fundamental role supporting their partner and the mother-child relationship, promoting a healthy neuropsychological development of the baby. Therefore, it is necessary to structure the support programs specifically aimed at fathers of premature babies.
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