- Lee et al. (2005) found that support from health care providers diminishes parental stress levels when their babies are in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Social supports have been identified as a significant buffer and an important resource for families in stressful situations.
- As well, nurses have also been recognised as a main source of support for parents during a baby’s hospitalisation.
- Support from health care providers can decrease parents’ stress levels even though parents experience a language barrier as well as a conflict between their cultural practices and those of western healthcare providers (Lee et al., 2005).
- The use of qualified interpreters is essential to communication with non-English speaking parents.
