The current trend in healthcare is to discharge RD children from hospital as soon as their conditions are stabilised. Phenomenological in its design and using qualitative methodologies, this book explores the experiences of five mothers, living and caring for their children requiring home respiratory support in Coventry. Four emerging themes from this work highlight positive and negative interactions between parents and health and social care professionals: (1) Parents' varied knowledge about their child's conditions and care management. (2) Inadequate information provided to parents for the...