ArticleMCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
Mothers' Psychological Distress and Feeding of Their Preterm Infants.
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- The association between parents' stress and parental feeding practices and feeding styles: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Listening Visits for Mothers of Hospitalized Newborns.Nursing researchTrial
- Association between demographic-socioeconomic factors and grouped trajectory patterns of peer support needs in parents of preterm infants: a longitudinal exploration.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review of Preventive and Treatment Interventions of Parental Psychological Distress in the NICU in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Feeding Difficulties in Late Preterm Infants and Their Impact on Maternal Mental Health and the Mother-Infant Relationship: A Literature Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- A positive deviance-based qualitative study of stress, coping, and feeding practices among low-income, Hispanic mothers whose children do versus do not meet guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake.Health education research · 2020Article
- Successful Full Lactation Achieved by Mothers of Preterm Infants Using Exclusive Pumping.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Maternal mental health during the neonatal period: Relationships to the occupation of parenting.Early human development · 2018Article
- Breastfeeding Challenges and the Preterm Mother-Infant Dyad: A Conceptual Model.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding MedicineReview
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Abstract
purposeTo examine the change in psychological distress of mothers of preterm infants and its association with maternal feeding behaviors as the infant transitions to full oral feeding. STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsThis descriptive exploratory study used a subset of data from a study of the effects of a coregulated feeding intervention for 34 mothers and hospitalized preterm infants in a Level-III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Maternal psychological distress was measured by maternal worry (Child Health Worry Scale), depression (Center for Epidemiology-Depression Scale), and role stress (Parental Stress Scale: NICU-Role Alteration) at three time points: within 1 week prior to the first oral feeding (T1), and at achievement of half (T2) and full oral feeding (T3). Feedings were videotaped at T2 and T3. An observational coding system measured maternal feeding behaviors. Linear mixed modeling evaluated the change in maternal psychological distress and its association with mothers' feeding behaviors as the infant transitioned to full oral feeding.
resultsMaternal depressive symptoms were highest at T1 and declined over time. Maternal worry and role stress were also highest at T1 but remained stable from T2 to T3. Increased maternal psychological distress, particularly depressive symptoms and role stress, were associated with less use of developmentally supportive feeding behaviors, that is, minimizing tactile stimulation, providing steady touch to contain or stabilize the infant, and regulating milk flow. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Supporting maternal psychological well-being while infants are learning to feed orally may be an appropriate target for interventions to support mother-infant early feeding interactions.
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