Effects of Maternal Stress on Breast Milk Production and the Microbiota of Very Premature Infants.

ABSTRACT: Perinatal stress experienced by mothers of very premature newborns may influence the mother's milk and the infant's intestinal microbiota. This prospective study of mothers of very preterm infants fed with mother's own milk (MOM) was carried out in a tertiary hospital over a 2-year period. The assessment of maternal stress in 45 mothers of 52 very preterm newborns using the parental stress scale (PSS:NICU) revealed an inverse relationship between stress and MOM production in the first days of life (p = 0.012). The greatest contributor to stress was the one related to the establishment of a mother-child bond. Maternal stress was lower in mothers in whom the kangaroo method was established early (p = 0.011) and in those with a higher educational level (p = 0.032). Levels

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Tunas MDC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534677 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature