Maternal mental health after infant discharge: a quasi-experimental clinical trial of family integrated care versus family-centered care for preterm infants in U.S. NICUs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Involvement in caregiving and tailored support services may reduce the risk of mental health symptoms for mothers after their preterm infant's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge. We aimed to compare Family-Centered Care (FCC) with mobile-enhanced Family-Integrated Care (mFICare) on post-discharge maternal mental health symptoms.

Method

This quasi-experimental study enrolled preterm infant (≤ 33 weeks)/parent dyads from three NICUs into sequential cohorts: FCC or mFICare. We analyzed post-discharge symptoms of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression using intention-to-treat and per protocol approaches.

Results

178 mothers (89 FCC; 89 mFICare) completed measures. We found no main effect of group assignment. We found an intera

SUBMITTER: Franck LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10413600 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature