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- Title
Rethinking stress in parents of preterm infants: a meta-analysis.
- Authors
Schappin, Renske; Wijnroks, Lex; Uniken Venema, Monica M A T; Jongmans, Marian J
- Abstract
With improved medical outcome in preterm infants, the psychosocial situation of their families is receiving increasing attention. For parents, the birth of a preterm infant is generally regarded as a stressful experience, and therefore many interventions are based on reducing parental stress. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether parents of children born preterm experience more stress than parents of term-born children, which would justify these interventions. This meta-analysis provides a comprehensive account of parental stress in parents of preterm infants, from birth of the infant through to their adolescence. Mean levels of stress in specific domains of family functioning were investigated, and stress levels in parents of preterm and term infants, and fathers and mothers of preterm infants, were compared. Furthermore, we investigated moderators of parental stress.
- Publication
PloS one, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 2, pe54992
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0054992