Emotional Stress, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Preterm Infants
Conditions
Keywords
PTSD, Preterm, Premature, VLBW
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the emotional well being of mothers to preterm infants with ELBW 5-15 years after the birth. Post-traumatic symptoms and parental stress levels will be taken into consideration. In addition, the correlation between the infant's development and the mother's emotional state will be analyzed.
Detailed description
Medical records of the children will be used for information in four categories: prenatal, birth, development,and demographic information. Parents will be contacted and interviewed regarding the child's development. In addition, they will complete the following questionnaires: PPQ-II Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire- modified, PTGI -The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory,Parental Stress Index- Short Form- PSI-SF, and Life Events questionnaire.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Preterm Infant * Very low birth weight or extremely low birth weight
Exclusion criteria
* Missing information regarding birth week and weight
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not relevant | Not relevant |
Countries
Israel