Parents’ lived experience of early risk assessment for cerebral palsy in their young child using a mobile application after discharge from hospital in the newborn period

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Table 1. Overall theme, themes and subthemes.

Finding control in an uncontrolled life situation
A challenging start to parenthood	Living in a bubble	Getting control in a safe environment
Difficult pregnancy and delivery	Difficulty in processing emotions	Feeling safe at home
Difficulty in coping with highly specialized care	Difficulty in processing information	Can see that the child is developing
Separation and difficulty in bonding with the newborn child	Handing over responsibility to the experts	The app gives control and security

Data availability statement

The data are not publicly available due to the nature thereof: the interviews are very personal, and access is therefore restricted due to confidentiality. We summarized the data of the participants in the manuscript text. The data of the findings in this study can be provided from PhD student Annemette Brown on reasonable request.