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ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020

Development of postpartum depression interventions for mothers of premature infants: a call to target low-SES NICU families.

Eleanore M Hall, Jeffrey D Shahidullah, Stephen R Lassen

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Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Burden of chronic disease on NICU families: developmental outcomes, psychological effects, and vulnerable child syndrome.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  8. Postpartum care receipt among parents of infants admitted to a freestanding children's hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  10. Understanding and addressing mental health challenges of families admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eleanore M HallDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. eleanore.hall@rutgers.edu.
Jeffrey D ShahidullahDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA.
Stephen R LassenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the United States, ethnic minority status and low socioeconomic status both confer greater risk of premature birth. These sociodemographic factors also contribute to a greater risk of postpartum depression, as does giving birth prematurely. Considering the known adverse effects of postpartum depression on children's development, NICU-based mental health services for these high-risk mothers is an important public health intervention. Although counseling and educational interventions in the NICU have been shown to decrease maternal depressive symptoms, these interventions require parental presence on the unit. Mothers of both low socioeconomic and ethnic minority status face systemic barriers that may prevent them from visiting their infants, such as lack of paid leave, transportation, and childcare. We propose directions for future research with the aim of increasing access to services. Directions include brief individual therapy, telehealth, and increasing the psychosocial support skills of other health professionals. Potential barriers to implementation are discussed.

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Health Services AccessibilityInfant, PrematureCounselingDepression, PostpartumFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMothersPovertySocioeconomic Factors

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PMID31439918
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