ArticleBMJ open2017
Impact of preterm birth on parental separation: a French population-based longitudinal study.
Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The Impact of Preterm Birth on Parents' Mental Health and the Role of Family-Centred Interventions: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Parental separation following preterm delivery in Canada: a population-based cohort study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- The effect of live-performed music therapy with physical contact in preterm infants on parental perceived stress and salivary cortisol levels.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Increased Risk of Parental Instability for Children Born Very Preterm and Impacts on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Age 12.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Management and outcomes of extreme preterm birth.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate both the effects of low gestational age and infant's neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age on the risk of parental separation within 7 years of giving birth.
designProspective.
setting24 maternity clinics in the Pays-de-la-Loire region.
participantsThis study included 5732 infants delivered at <35 weeks of gestation born between 2005 and 2013 who were enrolled in the population-based Loire Infant Follow-up Team cohort and who had a neurodevelopmental evaluation at 2 years. This neurodevelopmental evaluation was based on a physical examination, a psychomotor evaluation and a parent-completed questionnaire. OUTCOME MEASURE: Risk of parental separation (parents living together or parents living separately).
resultsTen percent (572/5732) of the parents reported having undergone separation during the follow-up period. A mediation analysis showed that low gestational age had no direct effect on the risk of parental separation. Moreover, a non-optimal neurodevelopment at 2 years was associated with an increased risk of parental separation corresponding to a HR=1.49(1.23 to 1.80). Finally, the increased risk of parental separation was aggravated by low socioeconomic conditions.
conclusionsThe effect of low gestational age on the risk of parental separation was mediated by the infant's neurodevelopment.
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