Journal article
Maternal Mental Health Disorders Following Very Preterm Birth at 5 Years Post-Birth
R Yates, PJ Anderson, KJ Lee, LW Doyle, JLY Cheong, CC Pace, AJ Spittle, M Spencer-Smith, K Treyvaud
Journal of Pediatric Psychology | Published : 2022
Abstract
Objective: Mothers of children born very preterm (VP) are at increased risk of developing postnatal depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. However, mental health disorder rates are rarely assessed in this population compared with full-term peers, and it is unclear if postnatal distress symptoms precede higher rates of maternal mental health disorders at 5 years post-birth in both birth groups. Methods: Mothers of children born VP (n = 65; mean [SD] age at birth, 33.9 [5.0]; 72.1% tertiary educated) and full-term (n = 90; mean [SD] age at birth, 33.4 [4.0]; 88.2% tertiary educated) completed questionnaires assessing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma within 4 weeks ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Centre of Research Excellence #1060733; Project Grants #1101035; #1024516; Career Development Fellowship #1159533 to A.J.S.; Career Development Fellowship from the Medical Research Future Fund #1141354 to J.L.Y.C.; Investigator Grant #1176077 to P.J.A.), an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship to R.Y.; the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.