ArticleEurope's journal of psychology2016
Mothers and Fathers in NICU: The Impact of Preterm Birth on Parental Distress.
Article in Europe's journal of psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05453734 (The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Depression Level of Mothers With Preterm Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 133 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Depression Level of Mothers With Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Study
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133 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Feasibility of universal screening for postpartum mood and anxiety disorders among caregivers of infants hospitalized in NICUs: a systematic review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Pooled it
- A global perspective on parental stress in the neonatal intensive care unit: a meta-analytic study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2020Pooled it
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- The Effect of Applying Problem-solving Skills on Stress Coping Styles and Emotional Self-efficacy in Mothers of Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2024Trial
- The effect of a planned lactation education program on the mother's breastfeeding practice and weight gain in low birth weight infants: a randomized clinical trial study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Trial
- Creative Music Therapy with Premature Infants and Their Parents: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study on Parents' Anxiety, Stress and Depressive Symptoms and Parent-Infant Attachment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Depressive symptoms and gestational length among pregnant adolescents: Cluster randomized control trial of CenteringPregnancy® plus group prenatal care.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2017Trial
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- Antenatal Psychosocial Resources and Obstetric Context Associated with Clinically Diagnosed Postpartum Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Four Urgent Actions for the Rights to Culturally Safe Breastfeeding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mothers and Babies to Breastfeed in Neonatal Intensive Care Environments.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Article
- Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Transitional Home Care Program for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Structured Program Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Using journey mapping to capture parents' experiences across phases of neonatal care: a qualitative study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Global Study on Newborn HOspitalization and Parental Experiences (HOPE): rationale and design of a multinational cross-sectional mixed-methods online survey.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Observational
- Postpartum Health in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the NICU: Needs, Service Utilization, and Care Gaps-A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Lived experience of spontaneous preterm birth following spontaneous preterm labor: the primary caregiver's perspective.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
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Abstract
Preterm birth is a stressful event for families. In particular, the unexpectedly early delivery may cause negative feelings in mothers and fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between preterm birth, parental stress and negative feelings, and the environmental setting of NICU. 21 mothers (age = 36.00 ± 6.85) and 19 fathers (age = 34.92 ± 4.58) of preterm infants (GA = 30.96 ± 2.97) and 20 mothers (age = 40.08 ± 4.76) and 20 fathers (age = 40.32 ± 6.77) of full-term infants (GA = 39.19 ± 1.42) were involved. All parents filled out the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Impact of Event Scale Revised, Profile of Mood States, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Post-Partum Bonding Questionnaire. Our data showed differences in emotional reactions between preterm and full-term parents. Results also revealed significant differences between mothers and fathers' responses to preterm birth in terms of stress, negative feelings, and perceptions of social support. A correlation between negative conditions at birth (e.g., birth weight and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay) and higher scores in some scales of Impact of Event Scale Revised, Profile of Mood States and Post-Partum Bonding Questionnaire were found. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit may be a stressful place both for mothers and fathers. It might be useful to plan, as soon as possible, interventions to help parents through the experience of the premature birth of their child and to begin an immediately adaptive mode of care.
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