The Parenting Premmies Support Program: Designing and developing a mobile health intervention for mothers of preterm infants.

Figures & data

Table 1. Interaction and interface of qualitative and quantitative methods

Phase	Participant group	Inquiry strategy	Data collection (qual/quant) *	Data analysis
1	Mothers’ (n = 9) prior experience of parenting preterm infant	Single semi structured interview	Qualitative	Descriptive content analysis
2	Stakeholder panel (n = 10)	3 face-to-face meetings using data from phase 1 and results from Delphi survey	Qualitative	Descriptive content analysis
2	User group panel (n = 18) mothers’ prior experience of parenting preterm infant	Delphi survey—3 rounds	QUAN/qual QUAL → ←QUAN	QUAN/qual (Content Validity Index)
3	Mothers’ (n = 20) current transition with preterm infant	Online survey	QUAN/qual	QUAN/qual Descriptive Statistics frequencies and percentages/descriptive content analysis

* Qual—Qualitative strand. Quan—Quantitative strand. QUAL (→ ←) QUAN—Both methods were implemented in a recursive fashion and equally emphasised. QUAN/qual—Quantitative methods are prioritised, qualitative is not the emphasis but included.

Figure 1. Sets out the procedures undertaken

Table 2. Stakeholder panel participants

Panel Member	N (n = 10)
Academic with maternal/child health expertise	3
Special care nursery clinical staff	2
Community child health nurse	2
Private provider lactation consultant	1
Coordinator of a multiple birth support group	1
Member of Australian Breastfeeding Association	1

Table 3. Research question theme and corresponding content topics

Topic	Content Categories
Challenges following discharge	Protecting
	Heightened monitoring
	Problematising sleep and infant behaviour
	Ambiguous cues
	Milestones and corrected age judgement
	Mother guilt and failure
Support needs	Seeking reassurance
	Professional support
	Social support
	Family support
	Longing to belong
Parenting confidence	Ambiguous infant cues
	Reassurance: “Am I doing okay?”
	Trusting instincts—feeling ignored
Hardest time	Transition home
	First few months
	Developmental milestones—expectations
Recommendations	Professional support
	Evidence-based information
	Social support
	Support groups