en Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Original Research Original Research <p> <strong> Background </strong>:This study aimed to understand the confront strategies of parents of premature infants hospitalized in NICU. </p><p> <strong> Methods </strong>: This study was performed using qualitative content analysis approach. Twelve participants including nine parents whose infants were hospitalized in NICU, two nurses and one physician, all selected by purposive sampling method were interviewed by a female expert occupational therapist. Data were gathered by semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed by inductive content analysis approach. </p><p> <strong> Results </strong>: One category, six subcategories and twenty one themes emerged from data analysis expressed confront strategies of parents of premature infants admitted in NICU. These categories were: taking assurance, stop thinking to bad things, diverting mind, taking supports, emotional expression, complaining from staff. </p><p> <strong> Conclusion </strong>: Premature infant's parents announced that they do not receive adequate formal support to manage their feelings and needs. So, they seek for other informal resources of support and apply some special strategies including self-support. </p> Strategies, Parents, Premature Infants, Content Analysis, Descriptive. 513 521 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-711&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Faranak Aliabadi faral9851@yahoo.com 200319475328460012658 200319475328460012658 No School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Kamali kamali.mo@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460012659 200319475328460012659 Yes Department of Rehabilitation Management, School of Rehabilitation sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Leili Borimnejad l.borimnejad@gmail.com 200319475328460012660 200319475328460012660 No Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mehdi Rassafiani mrassafiani@yahoo.com 200319475328460012661 200319475328460012661 No Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mehdi Rasti m.rasti.ot@gmail.com 200319475328460012662 200319475328460012662 No Narges Shafaroodi narges7@yahoo.com 200319475328460012663 200319475328460012663 No Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Foroogh Rafii frafii@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460012664 200319475328460012664 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Reihaneh Askari Kachoosangi 200319475328460012665 200319475328460012665 No School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran .