Parental Psychological Well-Being and Behavioral Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants at 3 Years

: Mira Huhtala, Riikka Korja, Liisa Lehtonen, Leena Haataja, Helena Lapinleimu, Päivi Rautava; the PIPARI Study Group

Publisher: AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS

: 2012

: Pediatrics

: PEDIATRICS

: 4

: 129

: 4

: E937

: E944

: 8

: 0031-4005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-2411

CONCLUSIONS: Parents report more behavioral and emotional problems in VLBW children at age 3 if they themselves have had symptoms of depression, parenting stress, or weak sense of coherence 1 year earlier. The new finding of this study was to show the significance of the father's psychological well-being on the behavioral development of a preterm child. Pediatrics 2012;129:e937-e944

Gynaecology and paediatrics