SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Attachment- and Relationship-Based Interventions during NICU Hospitalization for Families with Preterm/Low-Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review of RCT Data.
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- Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Parents' experiences of psychotherapeutic support on the neonatal unit: A mixed methods systematic review to inform intervention development for a multicultural population.Nursing in critical care · 2025Pooled it
- Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Trial
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- Effect of preterm infant behavioral assessment education on maternal stress and attachment: comparison of booklet-based and face-to-face education.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Exploring factors influencing mother-infant interaction trajectories post-NICU discharge in low-birth-weight infants during COVID-19 in China: a longitudinal qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Early dyadic interventions for critically ill neonates: a scoping review.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Review
- Pilot Implementation of the NeuroSense PremmieEd Parenting Educational Programme for Parents with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Sequential Cohort Design.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mental Health Outcomes of a National Cohort of Adults Born with Very Low Birthweight.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Psychological distress in the neonatal intensive care unit: a meta-review.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- The Protective Role of Maternal-Fetal Bonding for Postpartum Bonding Following a NICU Admission.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- The Impact of Structured Kangaroo Care Education on Premature Infants' Weight Gain, Breastfeeding and Length of Hospitalization in Malaysia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study conducts a systematic review and meta-analysis of the randomized-controlled clinical trials (RCTs) of attachment- and relationship-based interventions in the NICU. A systematic search of the PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase (OVID), PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was conducted in February 2021. Of the 32,904 studies examined, 15 were identified as relevant, and 10 RCTs were eligible for meta-analysis. Cochrane's risk of bias tool was used to assess the quality of the trial reporting. Interventions were categorized as (1) parent-infant interactions, (2) parent education, and/or (3) support through qualitative synthesis. The attachment- or relationship-based intervention was effective in relieving maternal traumatic stress, maternal depression, infant weight growth, and infant development. Subgroup analyses suggested that interventions significantly improved sub-domains of mothers' and children's interactive behavior. Tailored, staged interventions may contribute to better health outcomes in preterm infants and their families.
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