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[Faculty Member(s)] Roxanne Vandermause/ Ira Gordon-Kantrowitz [Department(s)] College of Nursing Parental Distress after Preterm Birth Sigma Theta Tau International [Research Summary] 
This grant funds a study that will examine the distressing experience of preterm birth from the parents' perspectives. The researchers will take an in-depth look at how parents fashion their accounts of premature birth and postpartum distress, using discourse analysis of semi-structured interviews and photo-elicitation assignments to analyze the parents' experiences in the context of the couple's relationship. The study population will include parents of premature infants born at less than 32 weeks who continue to experience distress when the child is at least 6 months old. Study findings may help nurses ameliorate the negative effects of preterm birth to improve parenting and the emotional health of the parents and premature children.
WSU Spokane: Campus Bulletin - April 18, 2012