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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2025

Implementation of perinatal mental health screening for parents of infants in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: A quality improvement initiative.

Sarah A Swenson, Megan E Paulsen, Kelsey Carrigan, Rachael Stover-Haney, Delaney Wilton, Brittney Skalland, Andrea L Lampland, Ellen Diego, Maria Kroupina, Erin A Osterholm and 1 more

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Sarah A SwensonUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA. saswenson@unmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-5422
Megan E PaulsenUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9187-4966
Kelsey CarriganUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-6680-0989
Rachael Stover-HaneyMHealth Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Delaney WiltonUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8153-0075
Brittney SkallandUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0027-9021
Andrea L LamplandUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ellen DiegoUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Maria KroupinaUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Erin A OsterholmUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ann DowneyUniversity of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Funding

Univ of Minnesota Buidling Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's HealthK12HD055887 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ALLEN, SHARON S, BERGE, JERICA M · 2007 to 2023
$8.6M
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD055887U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Office of Research on Women's Health (NIH Office of Research on Women's Health) K12HD055887
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to establish standardized perinatal mental health (PMH) screening performed by social workers for parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at 1, 2, 4, and 6 months, increasing screening rates from 0% to 70% within 6 months. STUDY

designBaseline data evaluated informal PMH assessments. Primary measure was percent of parents screened and was monitored by statistical process control charts. Process measures were percent of parents with scores above threshold for referral for further evaluation and/or treatment, appropriately referred, and declining screening. Balancing measures were negative perceptions of screening.

resultsThe centerline for screening rate was 80% for mothers and 72% for partners. Screening increased concerns detected beyond 1 month from 12 to 60. Concerns representing partners increased from 3/52 (6%) to 18/60 (30%).

conclusionStandardized NICU PMH screening improved identification of PMH concerns beyond the first weeks of admission for both mothers and partners.

Indexed as

Intensive Care Units, NeonatalMass ScreeningMental DisordersMental HealthParentsQuality ImprovementAdultFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMothersPerinatal CareSocial Work

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PMID40335721
PMCPMC12263419

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