Do early parental postnatal depression, attachment style and perceived social support affect neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants?

ÇELEN YOLDAŞ T., ÇELİK H. T., Ozdemir G., KARAKAYA KARABULUT J., Ozmert E.

INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT, vol.59, 2020 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101444
  • Journal Name: INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The birth of a premature infant is both a stressful event for both parents and associated with an increased rate of postnatal depression (PND). Additionally some mothers may have delayed feelings of attachment to their babies because of the medical procedures or possible medical complications. Social support is known as an important factor for well-being in the postnatal period. However there is scarce data about these factors for fathers. We aimed to identify the impact of parental PND, attachment style and social support on premature infant development considering the prematurity degree and risk groups.