Table 2.

Paradigm, categories, and sub-categories of perception and educational needs of parents.

Paradigm Element	Categories	Sub-Categories
Casual condition	Incomplete education system	Inadequate discharge education Lack of post-discharge education network Limited resources at development center
	Gap between expectations and reality	Extensively studying parenting of pre-term newborns prior to being discharged
Contextual condition	Fear of developmental disability	Postnatal complications Indirect experience of negative prognosis Experiences of suggestive symptoms
	Lack of good evaluation criteria	Vague criteria for developmental assessment Conflict of expert opinions Criteria that change depending on the situation
	Coexistence of familiarity and unfamiliarity	Being unfamiliar with the term developmentally supportive care Continuing to provide parenting to promote development
	Desire for expert support	Lack of professional information about developmental rehabilitation Difficulty accessing a specialized health care facility Want an expert supportive program
Intervention condition	Difficulty of obtaining useful information	Difficulty sorting out the desired information from a flood of information Having no confidence in the information searched
Action & interaction strategy	Active information seeking	Using diverse internet resources Utilizing human resources to obtain information
	Continuing to provide DSC *	Continued effort to promote development Establishing one’s own parenting style
Consequence	Needs for professional educational support	Developmental rehabilitation support Nutrition support Health management support Governmental support and management Self-help communities Educational infrastructure for preemies

* DSC: developmentally supportive care.