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Postpartum depression and stress of mothers with preterm infants

The effect of expressive writing on postpartum depression and stress of mothers with preterm infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unite

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170726035328N2
Enrollment
96
Registered
2018-02-20
Start date
2017-07-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

postpartum depression and stress. Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified - Post-traumatic stress disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: Mothers will be asked to write in their own private place without attention to grammar about their deepest emotions and their work on the inconvenient event.Writes

Sponsors

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having at least a low secondary education Attendance at the NICU for at least three days a week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: previous record of newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unite (NICU) acute stressful conditions, such as death of loved ones within the past six months history of depression and hospitalization and antidepressant use within the past six month history of psychoactive use and lack of drug addiction during the past six months genetic disease in the newborn

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postpartum depression. Timepoint: The third day, 10th day, one and three months after the admission of the baby to the neonatal intensive care unite. Method of measurement: Edinburgh questionnaire.;Stress of mothers' with preterm infants. Timepoint: The third day, 10th day, one and three months after the admission of the baby to the neonatal intensive care unite. Method of measurement: Parenatal stressor scale for neonatal intensive care units and Cohen' perceived Stress - 14 items questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Iraj Mohebbi

Assistance for Research and Technology of Uromieh University of Medical Sciences

Irajmohebbi@umsu.ac.ir+98 44 3223 4897

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026