Trajectories of clinical and parenting outcomes following admission to an inpatient mother-baby unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to examine trajectories of clinical and parenting outcomes following admission to a mother-baby unit (MBU), and to explore factors associated with these trajectories.

Methods

Women admitted to an MBU completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS) and Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale (MPAS) at admission, discharge and 3 months following discharge. Questions assessing psychosocial risk and adult attachment style were also completed at admission, and information relating to service engagement in the time since discharge was collected at follow-up. Additional clinical and demographic information was extracted from the patient medical record.

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SUBMITTER: Reilly N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6825337 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature