Special Care Babies and their Developing Relationships

Explores institutional, cultural and family beliefs about prematurity. Considers the differences in beliefs and the importance this has for the baby's developing relationships.

Anne McFadyen is Senior lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Dundee.

Introduction; Parent-Child Relationships from Different Perspectives; The `Special Care' Baby; Holding on to Meaning; Observations in a Special Care Baby Unit; Stories from a Special Care Baby Unit; Observer and Observed; Making Sense of the Experience; Case Studies; Therapeutic Interventions; The Future; Concluding Comments