Parenting very preterm infants and stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 101; pp. 3 - 9
• Main Authors: Baía, Inês, Amorim, Mariana, Silva, Susana, Kelly-Irving, Michelle, de Freitas, Cláudia, Alves, Elisabete
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Advanced Basic Science; Fathers - psychology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Extremely Premature - psychology; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Male; Mothers - psychology; Neonatal; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Parenting - psychology; Parents; Premature; Psychological; Sex Factors; Stress; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Psychological; Premature; Intensive Care Units; Neonatal; Parents; Infant; Stress

Assessing parental stress during infants' hospitalization in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) is essential to identify parents at risk for immediate and extended physical and emotional burden. To identify sources of stress in mothers and fathers of very preterm infants hospitalized in NICU,...