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Abstract:
This study reports the recollected stories of eight parents regarding their experiences of having an infant diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. The qualitative research design incorporated interactive interviews and thematic data analysis, using grounded theory techniques. The results describe various aspects of the parents' transitional experience: something wrong, illusive normality, rude awakening, managing uncertainty, new meanings, and taking stock. Implications are drawn for family practitioners as facilitators of this complex transition.
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Summer 2011 | Vol. 7 No. 2
Pushing the Boundaries