Objective To synthesize and summarize evidence regarding the mental health of parents of
infants in the NICU. Data Sources Thirteen electronic databases were searched in October …

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: This study examined whether particular maternal and infant factors can identify
mothers at risk for increased stress upon admission to the neonatal intensive care unit …

Background 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 …

Background Assessing parental stress during infants' hospitalization in Neonatal Intensive
Care Units (NICU) is essential to identify parents at risk for immediate and extended physical …

Objective Previous studies suggest that maternal postpartum mental health issues may have
an impact on parenting and child development in preterm infants, but have often not …

Parents of preterm infants commonly experience separation from their infant or exclusion
from their role as primary caregivers during the hospital care of their infant, which may impair …

Background Many parents develop stress-related symptoms and depression when their
preterm infant is hospitalised in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after birth. We …

Abstract Many infants (7–15%) spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and
continue to experience medical issues after discharge. Family psychological responses …

Objective To evaluate associations between maternal mental health disorders (MHDs) and
discharge readiness for mothers of infants born preterm (< 37 weeks). We hypothesized that …