Associations between prematurity, postpartum anxiety, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and stress

IntroductionIt is well established that a premature birth increases the likelihood of developing anxiety during the postpartum period, and that the environment of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) might be a contributing factor. Mothers of earlier premature infants may experience these anxieti...

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Main Authors: Semra Worrall, Paul Christiansen, Asma Khalil, Sergio A. Silverio, Victoria Fallon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1323773/full