Using Colazzie Analysis: Experience of Mother with Premature Twins and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The most frequent, expensive, and devastating pregnancy problem is delivery occurring prior to the completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy.The major cause of infant death and a significant fraction of all birthrelated short-and long-term illnesses is preterm birth.A descriptive phenomenological approach was adopted.Mothers of new-borns admitted to neonatal units, as well as having premature twins babies delivered before 37 weeks of gestation, were eligible to participate in the research.The mothers of premature children with congenital defects or severe illnesses were not included in the investigation.Up to data saturation, seven mothers were included in a purposeful sampling.Information was verified by reading the transcripts while listening to the audio after each tape was transcribed.Significant measures were made to safeguard the anonymity of participants and the information they submitted.By utilizing methods like reflexivity, triangulation, peer debriefing, and member checks, the validity and reliability of the data acquired were enhanced.The criteria of credibility, confirmability, dependability, and transferability were used to assure trustworthiness.The lived experiences of the participants are described under four themes namely: emotional state, parenting concern, need for Help and Desire.Under Emotional state -Uneasiness, Anxiety and unpreparedness, and fear of health issues of the new-born were the subthemes.Mother-baby relationship subtheme was under the parenting concern theme.Under the need for help theme, three subthemes emerged: need for help from the health team professional, need for help from family members, and spiritual support.Constantly monitoring the babies was the subtheme under the Desire theme.Mothers of premature twins reported feeling anxious, fearful, and helpless for both babies and babies' admission at the NICU.Mothers required a lot of encouragement and support from the medical team to begin caring for their infants' basic needs.