ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2021
Mental health monitoring in parents after very preterm birth.
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- 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 · 2025Review
- A cross-sectional study on posttraumatic growth and influencing factors among parents of premature infants.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Psycho-emotional intervention with parents of very preterm babies during the first year: A single-arm pilot study.Family process · 2024Article
- The posttraumatic growth of fathers of preterm infants: protocol for a qualitative study in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Early biomarkers of neurodevelopmental disorders in preterm infants: protocol for a longitudinal cohort study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Depressive Symptoms in Fathers during the First Postpartum Year: The Influence of Severity of Preterm Birth, Parenting Stress and Partners' Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mental health monitoring in parents after very preterm birth.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate parental mental health monitoring during follow-up care for very preterm (VPT) infants, describe symptoms of anxiety and depression and risk factors for mothers and fathers at 1 and 12 months of corrected age.
methodsParents completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Psychological symptoms and risk factors were analysed within and between mothers and fathers.
resultsIn 4 years, the monitoring reached 1260 (48%) families. Of these, 693 mothers and 340 fathers (300 couples) completed the HADS twice. At 1 month, 22% and 15% of the mothers and 10% and 9% of the fathers, respectively, reported elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression. At 12 months, these rates were significantly reduced to 14% and 9% for mothers and 5% and 4% for fathers respectively. Within couples, anxiety and depression were positively associated. At 12 months, in 20% of the couples, one or both parents reported elevated symptoms. Risk factors were length of hospital stay, migration background, educational level and employment status.
conclusionThe mental health of parents of VPT infants improved, but elevated symptoms were still observed in 17% of included families after one year. Acknowledging and remediating parental mental health remain essential during follow-up care.
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