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The qualitative study conducted by Raffray et al. (41) revealed that healthcare workers had difficulty in preparing the family about discharge from the NICU, diaper use, bathing the baby, umbilical cord care, feeding the baby, skin-to-skin contact, and recognition of normal and abnormal states of baby's crying.Batman and Seker (42) used web-based education given by health personnel to prepare parents for discharge and found that the intervention increased the self-confidence and decreased the anxiety levels of parents with infants born preterm.

The qualitative study conducted by Raffray et al. (41) revealed
that healthcare workers had difficulty in preparing the family
about discharge from the NICU, diaper use, bathing the baby,
umbilical cord care, feeding the baby, skin-to-skin contact, and
recognition of normal and abnormal states of baby’s crying.
Batman and Şeker (42) used web-based education given by
health personnel to prepare parents for discharge and found that
the intervention increased the self-confidence and decreased the
anxiety levels of parents with infants born preterm. Moreover,
other studies have recommended that health professionals should
develop programs that provide both education and support to
mothers before discharge (18), nurses should arrange home visits
and keep in contact with mothers (14), video conferences should
be held so that mothers can contact the nurse when necessary
(17), and a written control list should be made for customized
training programs and home use as the birth weights of infants
born preterm are different from each other and they make
heterogeneous groups depending on birth weeks (9).