A major preoccupation for many parents was the medical equipment, and by focusing on the monitors, parents looked for information about their infants that might alert them to a problem or provide reassurance. Parents did not express an awareness of pain or discomfort in the first few days and written information was often put to one side until later. David said that discomfort is “not something you think about,” and Martin said that his daughter “never seemed to be in pain.” Mary said it was more important to “know the truth” about her infant, suggesting a hierarchy of needs in which issuer of survival must be addressed before pain and comfort.