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Family functioning and maternal depression following premature birth
Authors:
M. O'brien a;
J. Heron Asay a;
K. McCluskey-fawcett a
| Affiliation: | a University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/02646839908409096
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
Published in:
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology,
Volume
17,
Issue
2
May
1999
, pages 175
- 188
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology,
Volume
17,
Issue
2
May
1999
, pages 175
- 188
Subjects:
Behavioral Medicine;
Developmental Psychology;
Early Years;
Ethics & Legal issues in Mental Health;
Health Psychology;
Infancy;
Nursing;
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Abstract
The families of 45 premature infants, 23 of whom weighed less than 1500 g at birth, were followed during their infants' hospitalization and early weeks at home. Mothers' perceptions of family adjustment and partner support, their descriptions of the impact of the infant on their families, and their levels of depression were measured at three time points: during hospitalization, immediately after discharge, and 6 weeks after homecoming. Neither infant birthweight nor demographic factors were significantly associated with any aspect of family functioning. Almost half the mothers reported symptoms associated with depression at all three time points. These mothers perceived family functioning to be further from the ideal, reported lower levels of partner support, and considered their infants to have had a more major impact on their lives than did mothers without depressive symptoms.
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