McHaffie H E
Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
J Adv Nurs. 1992 Mar;17(3):279-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb01905.x.
That having a baby in hospital undergoing intensive care is a stressful experience is beyond dispute. Every parent, no matter how well-developed their own personal resources, depends to some extent on the support of others within their social system to cope with this stress. Grandparents occupy a special place in support networks and their role was studied in families with a very low birthweight baby. Both professional and lay perspectives were investigated and 93 families participated. Questionnaires were sent to family members 1 month after the baby's birth and 1 month after discharge home. There was a general consensus that the principal role of grandparents was to provide emotional support. Many practical forms of help were seen to be expressions of their care and concern. There were, however, discrepancies between professional and parental expectations where both protection from problems and obtaining information on behalf of the parents were concerned. More was expected of grandmothers than of grandfathers and maternal grandmothers in particular were key figures. There were a number of areas of potential conflict of needs and rights and a recommendation has been made to give parents a greater voice on who they choose to support them.
在医院重症监护室分娩是一段压力巨大的经历，这一点毫无争议。每位家长，无论其个人应对能力多么强，在一定程度上都依赖社会系统中他人的支持来应对这种压力。祖父母在支持网络中占据特殊地位，研究人员对家中有极低体重婴儿的家庭里祖父母的角色进行了研究。研究调查了专业人士和普通民众的观点，共有93个家庭参与。研究人员在婴儿出生1个月后及出院回家1个月后向家庭成员发放了调查问卷。大家普遍认为，祖父母的主要作用是提供情感支持。许多实际的帮助形式都被视为他们关心和挂念的体现。然而，在防止问题发生以及为家长获取信息方面，专业人士和家长的期望存在差异。对祖母的期望高于祖父，尤其是外祖母，她们是关键人物。在需求和权利方面存在一些潜在冲突领域，研究建议让家长在选择支持自己的人时有更大的话语权。
