ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2020
Early postnatal maternal trait anxiety is associated with the behavioural outcomes of children born preterm <33 weeks.
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- Indicators of maternal anxiety, stress, and depression and developmental outcomes in preterm children: A systematic review.Infant mental health journal · 2026Pooled it
- Identifying the risk factors of autism spectrum disorders in infants born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Associations between neonatal brain structure and neurodevelopmental outcomes following very preterm birth.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Early predictors of late childhood behavioural outcomes following very preterm birth.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Parental psychopathology, family conflict, brain function, and child autistic-like traits in early adolescents.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Infant massage as a stress management technique for parents of hospitalized extremely preterm infants.Infant mental health journal · 2024Article
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- Neonatal amygdala resting-state functional connectivity and socio-emotional development in very preterm children.Brain communications · 2022Article
- Parents' Experiences of the First Year at Home with an Infant Born Extremely Preterm with and without Post-Discharge Intervention: Ambivalence, Loneliness, and Relationship Impact.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Maternal ante- and postnatal anxiety have been associated with children's socio-emotional development. Moreover, maternal anxiety has been studied as both a contributing factor and consequence of preterm birth, and children born preterm are more likely to develop behavioural problems compared to term-born controls. This study investigated the association between maternal anxiety measured soon after birth and mental health in 215 ex-preterm children, born at <33 weeks, who participated in the Evaluation of Preterm Imaging Study. Children were followed-up at a median age of 4.6 years (range 4.2-6.6), and received behavioural and cognitive evaluation. Maternal trait anxiety was assessed with the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Index at term corrected age. Primary outcome measures were children's Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and Social Responsiveness Scale 2 (SRS-2) scores, indicative of generalised psychopathology and autism symptomatology, respectively. IQ was assessed with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence. The final sample, after excluding participants with missing data and multiple pregnancy (n = 75), consisted of 140 children (51.4% male). Results showed that increased maternal trait anxiety at term corrected age was associated with children's higher SDQ scores (β = 0.25, 95% CI 0.09-0.41, p = 0.003, f
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