Maternal Psychological Problems Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Admission
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Maternal Psychological Problems Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Admission
Background. Mothers of infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are believed to have heightened distress. The purpose of this paper was to determine depression and anxiety symptoms and attachment style in NICU mothers. Methods. The NICU group consisted of mothers whose infants were admitted to the NICU and the control group consisted of mothers of healthy term infants. The psyc...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1687-9740,1687-9759
DOI: 10.1155/2009/591359