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Rethinking Stress in Parents of Preterm Infants: A Meta-Analysis

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  • Renske Schappin
  • Lex Wijnroks
  • Monica M A T Uniken Venema
  • Marian J Jongmans

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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 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. Methods and Findings: A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted including 38 studies describing 3025 parents of preterm (

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  • Renske Schappin & Lex Wijnroks & Monica M A T Uniken Venema & Marian J Jongmans, 2013. "Rethinking Stress in Parents of Preterm Infants: A Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(2), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0054992
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054992
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    1. Chiara Suttora & Maria Spinelli & Tiziana Aureli & Mirco Fasolo & Francesca Lionetti & Odoardo Picciolini & Maura Ravasi & Nicoletta Salerni, 2020. "Mind-Mindedness and Parenting Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Cohort of Mothers of 3-Month-Old Full-Term and Preterm Infants," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Gal Rozen & Orit Taubman – Ben-Ari & Tzipora Strauss & Iris Morag, 2018. "Personal Growth of Mothers of Preterms: Objective Severity of the Event, Subjective Stress, Personal Resources, and Maternal Emotional Support," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 19(7), pages 2167-2186, October.
    3. Barbara Zych & Witold Błaż & Ewa Dmoch-Gajzlerska & Katarzyna Kanadys & Anna Lewandowska & Małgorzata Nagórska, 2021. "Perception of Stress and Styles of Coping with It in Parents Giving Kangaroo Mother Care to Their Children during Hospitalization in NICU," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-14, December.

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