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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020

Postpartal Affective and Endocrine Differences Between Parents of Preterm and Full-Term Infants.

Tobias Weigl, Nora Schneider, Anja Stein, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Manfred Schedlowski, Harald Engler

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04559620 (Mother Providing Recorded Voice to Her Preterm Infant in Incubator Improves Her Own Grief and Emotional Status), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.

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NCT04559620 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Mother Providing Recorded Voice to Her Preterm Infant in Incubator Improves Her Own Grief and Emotional Status

TypeinterventionalSponsorAdventHealthRan2021 to 2024Enrolled67ConditionsMaternal Depressive Disorder Complicating Childbirth, Preterm Birth, Maternal Anxiety Disorder Complicating ChildbirthArmsMaternal voice
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tobias WeiglInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Nora SchneiderInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Anja SteinDepartment of Pediatrics I, Neonatology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Ursula Felderhoff-MüserDepartment of Pediatrics I, Neonatology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Manfred SchedlowskiInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Harald EnglerInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
University of Duisburg-Essen · DEHochschule Fresenius · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring the postpartum period, new parents frequently experience emotional stress and exhibit symptoms of depression and anxiety, accompanied by substantial endocrine changes. However, evidence predominantly exists from parents of full-term infants, while data on parents of preterm infants are scarce. In this exploratory, cross-sectional study, we compared psychological well-being and endocrine parameters in parents of very preterm and term born infants.

methodsMothers (N = 28) and fathers (N = 30) of full-term infants as well as mothers (N = 18) and fathers (N = 21) of very or extreme preterm infants (< 32

resultsNew mothers and fathers of very preterm infants exhibited higher scores of depression, anxiety and stress than parents of term infants. Besides, mothers of very preterm infants showed lower levels of estradiol, progesterone, and prolactin, as well as a heightened post-awakening cortisol response compared to mothers of term infants. Furthermore, in mothers of preterm infants we found significant negative associations between serum prolactin levels and BDI and STAI scores, respectively.

conclusionsParents of very preterm infants suffered from a higher burden of psychological distress than parents of full-term infants. The affective symptoms in preterm mothers were accompanied by altered endocrine profiles that, at least to some extent, may contribute to the psychological changes. The profound psychological and physiological disturbances in mothers of preterm infants may have an impact on long-term mental health and early pharmacological and psychological interventions may help to ameliorate postpartum affective symptoms.

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anxietycortisoldepressionovarian hormonespostpartumpreterm birth

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