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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2022

Lived experiences of stress of Black and Hispanic mothers during hospitalization of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units.

Rachel E Witt, Bryanne N Colvin, Shannon N Lenze, Emma Shaw Forbes, Margaret G K Parker, Sunah S Hwang, Cynthia E Rogers, Eve R Colson

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Social Determinants of Health and Early Brain Development.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2025
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  10. Sociodemographic characteristics of maternal presence in neonatal intensive care: an intersectional analysis.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  13. Experiences of communication in the neonatal intensive care unit for mothers with a preferred language other than English.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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel E WittDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. witt_r@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5094-9797
Bryanne N ColvinDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9447-7517
Shannon N LenzeDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3410-3561
Emma Shaw ForbesSlone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9191-3790
Margaret G K ParkerDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Sunah S HwangDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2661-4049
Cynthia E RogersDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Eve R ColsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · USBoston University · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

WUIDDRC Supplement-Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemicP50HD103525 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JEFFREY D MILBRANDT · 2020 to 2026
$15.5M
Study of Attitudes and Factors Effecting PREterm infant care Practices (SAFE PREP)R01HD095060 · NICHD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Sunah S Hwang, Margaret Graham Kemper Parker · 2018 to 2026
$5.4M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103525NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD095060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo characterize the lived experiences of stress associated with having a preterm infant hospitalized in the NICU among Black and Hispanic mothers.

methodsWe performed a qualitative content analysis of secondary data from two prior studies that included 39 in-depth interviews with Black and Hispanic mothers of preterm infants at 3 U.S. NICUs. We used a constant comparative method to select important concepts and to develop codes and subsequent themes.

resultsBlack and Hispanic mothers described stressors in the following domains and categories: Individual (feeling overwhelmed, postpartum medical complications, previous stressful life events, competing priorities); Hospital (perceived poor quality of care, provider communication issues, logistical issues); Community (lack of social supports, lack of financial resources, work challenges).

conclusionsThe findings of this study suggest that stressors both inside and outside of the hospital affect the lived experiences of stress by Black and Hispanic mothers during NICU hospitalization.

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Intensive Care Units, NeonatalMothersFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureQualitative Research

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PMID34663902
PMCPMC8825749
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