CASE UPDATEJuanita has been calling the NICU several times a…
CASE UPDATEJuanita has been calling the NICU several times a day to check on her baby’s status. When you ask Juanita how the baby is doing, she tells you she believes he is probably better off in the NICU with the trained staff because she is worried that she would not know how to care for her baby. She adds, “What can I do now anyway, until he gets better?” Juanita expresses concern that the NICU staff has told her the baby may be able to come home in the next few days. Her mother, an oncology nurse, is coming in a week to stay with her and help her with the baby. Juanita hopes the baby can stay in the NICU until her mother arrives. According to Stern’s Motherhood Constellation work, Juanita’s answer to which of the following questions would be the best predictor of her attachment to her infant?