Living in Hope and Desperate for A Miracle: NICU Nurses Perceptions of Parental Anguish

The birth of an extremely premature baby is a tragedy, and it is only natural that the parents will rely on the spiritual and religious beliefs that guide the rest of their lives. At this difficult time, parents with strong religious beliefs will hope for divine intervention and pray for a miracle....

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Main Author: Green, Janet (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2015]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 731-744
Further subjects:B Miracle
B Extremely premature babies
B neonatal nurses
B Hope
B Qualitative research Interviews
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