Open AccessStress in parents of very low birth weight preterm infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units. A multicenter study
Author(s) -
Francisca Wormald,
Jose A. Tapia,
Gabriela Torres,
Paula Cánepa,
María Jesús González González,
Diana Moreno Rodríguez,
Marisol Escobar,
Bernardita Reyes,
Carola Capelli,
Laura Montes Menéndez,
Patricia Delgado,
Sergio Treuer,
Rodrigo Ramírez,
Norma Borja,
Angélica Domínguez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2015.eng.303
Subject(s) - low birth weight , medicine , intensive care , multicenter study , birth weight , neonatal intensive care unit , pediatrics , obstetrics , intensive care medicine , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , genetics , biology
The birth of a premature baby is a stressful event for parents. The objective of this study was to determine early stress in parents of very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs) hospitalized in 12 neonatal intensive care units from a South American Neonatal Network, to identify associated factors, and to compare the level of parental stress in public versus private healthcare facilities.