Themes | Sub-themes |
5.1 Theme 1: Participant experienced support from nurses, doctors and their relatives. | 5.1.1 Sub-theme: spiritual support 5.1.2 Sub-theme: Emotional support |
5.2 Theme 2: Participants expressed different emotions regarding the hospitalisation of their LBW babies. | 5.2.1 Sub-theme: fear and worries 5.2.2 Sub-theme: shock and sadness |
5.3 Theme 3: Participants experience challenges during the care of their LBW babies. | 5.3.1 Sub-theme: feeding of the baby 5.3.2 Sub-theme: financial burden |
5.4 Theme 4: Participants expressed desperate wishes for their babies. | 5.4.1 Sub-theme: baby’s speedy growth |