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The study aims to explore the lived experiences of mothers with babies in the NICU, focusing on emotional challenges and support systems.

Motherhood in crisis: lived experiences of mothers with babies admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Northern Uganda

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Descriptive phenomenological study exploring mothers' emotional challenges during NICU admission, highlighting support needs.

The study aims to explore the lived experiences of mothers with babies in the NICU, focusing on emotional challenges and support systems.
Descriptive phenomenological study conducted at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda.
Purposive selection of 10 mothers with babies admitted to the NICU for at least three days.
Data collected through in-depth interviews, audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Mothers faced intense emotional distress characterized by fear, uncertainty, and hopelessness.
Themes identified include emotional grief, hospitalization burdens, satisfaction with healthcare, and altered motherhood roles.
Mothers appreciated healthcare workers' compassion and relied on spirituality for coping despite challenges.

Namukwana et al. (2026) studied this question.

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