Background: Preterm birth is associated with increased stress of parents that might influence
the parental-child interaction, thus potentially having influence on the neurobehavioral …

OBJECTIVE: Mothers of preterm infants during the first year of life may experience stresses
greater that those found in mothers of term infants. The aim of the study was to determine the …

Background: Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is stressful for parents.
Nurses often focus on maternal well-being and fail to acknowledge the stress of fathers …

Objective: Although there is an established link between parenting stress, postnatal
depression, and anxiety, no study has yet investigated this link in first-time parental couples …

Parenting an offspring is a rewarding, albeit challenging task, often accompanied by high
levels of stress. It is important to accurately assess the stress associated with parenting, as …

Approximately 1%[1] of all live born children in The Netherlands are born very preterm
(gestational age [GA]≤ 32 weeks and/or birth weight [BW]≤ 1500 g) and are …

Transition to parenthood represents an important life event increasing vulnerability to
psychological disorders. Postpartum depression and parenting distress are the most …

Background Paternal mental health in pregnancy and postpartum has been increasingly
highlighted as important both in its own right, but also as crucial for the development of …

Objective To measure levels of parenting stress and postnatal depression in mothers of very
preterm infants in comparison with mothers of infants born at term is the objective of this …

Background Preterm birth is associated with increased parental stress, worry, and anxiety,
and affects parental–child interactional behaviour. Aim To evaluate the influence of length of …