Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and maternal mental health
Date
2019-02-22Author
Wyatt, Tara Young
Shreffler, Karina M.
Tiemeyer, Stacy
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Admittance of newborns into a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a common, though often unexpected, occurrence. Prior research on the psychological impacts of a NICU admittance for new mothers has utilized hospital samples for postpartum depressive symptomology. The current study draws upon a transition to motherhood survey conducted in 2016 of 127 women during pregnancy and following the birth of a first child. Though there were no significant differences in depression scores during pregnancy, multiple regression analyses indicate that women whose infants were admitted to a NICU following birth reported significantly higher postpartum depressive symptomology than women whose infants were not admitted to a NICU. These findings suggest implications for policies and practices that enhance maternal well-being following an infant's NICU admittance.
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Wyatt, T. Y., Shreffler, K. M., & Tiemeyer, S. (2019, Feb. 22). Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and maternal mental health. Poster presented on Research Day at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK.
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- Research Day 2019 [49]