Effect of tactile and/or kinesthetic stimulation therapy of preterm infants on their parents' anxiety and depressive symptoms: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the case of preterm birth, the idealized postnatal period is replaced by an anxious and even traumatic experience for parents. Higher prevalence of parental anxiety, postnatal depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder has been observed in mothers of preterm infants up to 18 months after childbirth. There is increasing evidence that proprioceptive stimulation has a beneficial effect on preterms' short-term outcomes. Could this care also have an impact on parental anxiety and depressive symptoms? We reviewed recent publications on the impact on parents' anxiety and depressive symptoms of delivering tactile and/or kinesthetic stimulation to their premature newborn.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review by searching the PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, ScienceDirec

SUBMITTER: Guittard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759426 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature