Thompson's Premature Birth Case Study

The Thompson’s Premature Birth case study was based off of Felicia and Will Thompson who were a married couple that were expecting a baby boy. Will was actively in the military, and he was shipped to serve the country. Mrs. Thompson was pregnant and home alone worrying about the dangers that comes along with her husband being in the combat zone. Fourteen weeks prior to her due date Mrs. Thompson went into labor and gave birth to their one pound son Paul. Mr. Thompson was able to come home to visit his family, but it was only for a short period of time. Mrs. Thompson had to stay in the hospital alone as she watched her son's heart rate decrease. After 53 days baby Paul was weighing 4 pounds, and he was able to leave the hospital with his mother. The developmental perspective would be the best perspective to address the Thompson’s family’s problem. The developmental perspective focus on how a human’s behavior will change and develop over their life course. Developmental perspective uses Erikson’s …show more content…
I would first address the family status which is Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson, and the baby. The initial goal for this treatment would be to document what the family already has and possibly work on what they may need in order to remain a stable family. Another goal would be to assure that the parents have the proper training so that can care for the baby correctly. I would first focus on the families strengths. One strength would be that the couple seems to be happy in their marriage. They just gave birth to a baby boy. The husband has stable employment. The family also has stable housing so that they can provide for their child. Baby Thompson was able to be released from the hospital is a strength, because he has made progress. Mom has also become familiar with the different medical terms since the baby has been in the hospital which shows a