Trial reportInfant behavior & development2015
Patterns of psychological distress in mothers of preterm infants.
Trial report in Infant behavior & development, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 77 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Depression Level of Mothers With Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Study
The Effect Of Baby Smell On The Amount Of Breast Milk, Salivary Cortisol Level And Mother Baby Attachment: A Randomized Controlled Study
"Effects of a Relaxation Intervention on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes Among Mothers of Preterm Infants At Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah : a Within-subject Randomized Trials"
Who cites it
77 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.
- Indicators of maternal anxiety, stress, and depression and developmental outcomes in preterm children: A systematic review.Infant mental health journal · 2026Pooled it
- Understanding the Domains of Experiences of Black Mothers with Preterm Infants in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of donor human milk on the length of hospital stay in very low birthweight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Pooled it
- Maternal depression in Latinas and child socioemotional development: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Maternal Depressive Risk in Prenatal versus Postnatal Surgical Closure of Myelomeningocele: Associations with Parenting Stress and Child Outcomes.Fetal diagnosis and therapy · 2021Trial
- Impact of live music therapy compared with storytelling on maternal depression and psychological distress in mothers of preterm infants: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Person-Centered Exploration of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Stressors and Social Support in Parenting Very Preterm Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study on Risks and Resources in Italy and Portugal.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Postpartum Health in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the NICU: Needs, Service Utilization, and Care Gaps-A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Psychological Impacts of Premature Birth on Mothers: A Literature Review.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Interventions to address inequities in infant mortality and morbidity in the NICU and beyond: A focus on the mother-infant dyad.Seminars in perinatology · 2025Review
- Parents+: An Early Behavioral Intervention as a Pathway for Parent-Partnered Care.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2025Article
- Born too soon: accelerating change to 2030 and beyond.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers' post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- What Influences Maternal Stress in The NICU Among Mothers of Preterm Infants?Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Psychological distress in the neonatal intensive care unit: a meta-review.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Web-Based Intervention (SunnysideFlex) to Promote Resilience to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms During Pregnancy: Development and Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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- Long-Term Maternal Mental Health after Spontaneous Preterm Birth.American journal of perinatology · 2024Observational
- Changes in parents' health concerns by post-preterm birth period in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.Child health nursing research · 2024Article
- Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress among parents of neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Mothers of preterm infants experience significant psychological distress, with elevated levels of inter-correlated depressive, stress, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms. In a sample of racially and ethnically diverse mothers of preterm infants, we identified differing patterns of psychological distress during infant hospitalization and examined the effect of these psychological distress patterns on longitudinal trajectories of each psychological distress measure and on maternal perceptions of the child over the first year of the infant's life. Mothers of preterm infants (N=232) completed five questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms, stress due to infant appearance, and stress due to parental role alteration during enrollment during the neonatal hospitalization, discharge, and at 2, 6, and 12 months of age adjusted for prematurity. Latent class analysis on the enrollment psychological distress variables allowed us to identify five sub-groups of mothers exhibiting similar patterns of psychological distress, differing primarily in degree and type: low distress, moderate distress, high NICU-related distress, high depressive and anxiety symptoms, and extreme distress. These classes continued to show different longitudinal trajectories for the psychological distress measures through 12 months corrected age. Mothers in the extreme distress class and, to a lesser degree, mothers in the high depressive and anxiety symptom class remained at risk of significant psychological distress one year after discharge and had less positive perceptions of their child (greater worry and higher perceptions of child vulnerability). In conclusion, distinctive sub-groups of mothers during hospitalization had different patterns of psychological distress throughout the 12-month period and may require different interventions in the NICU.
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