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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2025

Postpartum Care Recommendations from Parents of Premature Infants Requiring Intensive Care.

Melissa J Chen, Laura R Kair, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, Melissa Toland, Julianne Rizzo, Mitchell D Creinin, Judy C Chang

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Melissa J ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA. mejchen@ucdavis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-5614
Laura R KairDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
Eleanor Bimla SchwarzDepartment of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Ave. Pride Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Melissa TolandUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine; Current Affiliation with Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, West Carson, CA, USA.
Julianne RizzoUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine; Current Affiliation with Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Mitchell D CreininDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
Judy C ChangDepartments of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3240 Craft Place, Suite 229, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.

Funding

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Womens Health at UC Davis - Administrative SupplementK12HD051958 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI LANE, NANCY E · 2005 to 2023
$9.6M
Understanding the Lactational Amenorrhea Method of Contraception for Mothers of Preterm and Term InfantsK23HD090323 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI CHEN, MELISSA JOY · 2017 to 2021
$840k
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development K12HD051958NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD051958NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD090323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe postpartum care preferences and experiences among individuals who deliver a premature infant requiring neonatal intensive care.

methodsIn this qualitative description study, we recruited patients 2 to 8 weeks after delivery of a premature infant requiring neonatal intensive care to participate in semi-structured interviews. We asked participants to share their postpartum care experiences including their expectations and preferences regarding what is addressed during postpartum visits, their decision-making process in attending scheduled postpartum visits, and their suggestions for how to optimize postpartum care to serve their needs. We used thematic analysis to generate codes and identify themes.

resultsOf 26 participants, 8 (31%) had attended a postpartum visit, 4 (15%) had missed their appointment, and 14 (54%) had a visit scheduled to occur after the time of the study interview. We found that participants weigh the perceived benefits of attending a postpartum visit against barriers to care, such as insurance restrictions, competing responsibilities and priorities when deciding whether to attend their postpartum visit. At their postpartum visit, participants preferred when clinicians centered the visits around the participants' goals and tailored the encounter to their specific concerns. Lastly, participants recognize that screening for postpartum mood disorders is important; however, the current screening tools do not differentiate between mood disorders and expected responses to a stressful neonatal intensive care experience. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Postpartum visits tailored to patient preferences for care in the early postpartum period are needed alongside system-level interventions to address barriers to accessing postpartum care for patients who deliver premature infants.

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Infant, PrematureIntensive Care, NeonatalParentsPatient PreferencePostnatal CarePostpartum PeriodAdultFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInterviews as TopicQualitative ResearchHealthcare servicesMaternal healthNeonatal intensive care unitPostpartum periodQualitative research

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PMCPMC12206205

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