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Understanding Mothers' Experiences of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Across the Childbirth Trajectory in Japan: A Retrospective Analysis Using Natural Language Processing.
| Τίτλος: | Understanding Mothers' Experiences of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Across the Childbirth Trajectory in Japan: A Retrospective Analysis Using Natural Language Processing. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Kojima M; United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.; Department of Nursing-1, Aino University Junior College, Osaka, Japan., Yamamoto T; United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan., Ishii A; Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan., Nishimura T; United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan., Fujino H; United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.; Graduate School of Human Sciences, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan. |
| Πηγή: | Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS [Jpn J Nurs Sci] 2026 Oct; Vol. 23 (4), pp. e70079. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Wiley on behalf of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science Country of Publication: Japan NLM ID: 101227890 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1742-7924 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17427924 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Jpn J Nurs Sci Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Tōkyō : Wiley on behalf of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science, c2004- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Mothers*/psychology , Parturition*/psychology , Infant, Very Low Birth Weight* , Natural Language Processing*, Humans ; Japan ; Retrospective Studies ; Female ; Infant, Newborn ; Pregnancy ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Mothers of very low birth weight infants face various challenges during pregnancy and throughout the first postpartum year. This study aimed to describe the experiences of mothers of very low birth weight infants from gestation through their infants' first year of life. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study using documents from a parent-child support class for very low birth weight infants (< 1500 g) held between 2003 and 2018 in Japan. The textual data consisted of notebook records documenting the mothers' experiences during pregnancy, their initial meeting with their infants, the neonatal intensive care unit stay, and the first postpartum year. The data were analyzed using a Japanese morphological analyzer and structural topic modeling. Results: A total of 280 mothers (mean age, 34 years; 68.2% primiparous) met the inclusion criteria. Topic modeling identified five to seven topics across each period of the mother's experiences. The topics at first encounter with their babies and neonatal intensive care unit stay were characterized by terms that may reflect apologetic or self-blaming expressions. Conversely, between 6 and 12 months postpartum, the focus was on more routine concerns, such as everyday caregiving. Conclusion: The findings provide a descriptive overview of mothers' narratives and may serve as a foundation for further qualitative and clinical research examining how mothers of very low birth weight infants experience pregnancy, neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization, and child-rearing. (© 2026 The Author(s). Japan Journal of Nursing Science published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Academy of Nursing Science.) |
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| Grant Information: | JP23K10148 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), KAKENHI |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: maternal‐child nursing; natural language processing; neonatal intensive care unit; postpartum care; very low birth weight infants |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260925 Date Completed: 20260925 Latest Revision: 20260928 |
| Update Code: | 20260928 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13615163 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jjns.70079 |
| PMID: | 42791231 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1742-7924 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/jjns.70079 |