Prevention of traumatic stress in mothers with preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study evaluates a treatment intervention developed with the goal of reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety in parents of premature infants.

Methods

A total of 105 mothers of preterm infants (25-34 weeks' gestational age; >600 g) were randomized to receive a 6-session intervention developed to target parental trauma as well as facilitate infant redefinition (n = 62) or to an active comparison group (n = 43). Mothers in the intervention group received a combination of trauma-focused treatments, including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, progressive muscle relaxation, and development of their trauma narrative. The intervention also incorporated material targeting infant redefinition, defined as the process of changing t

SUBMITTER: Shaw RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3784295 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature