Maternal psychological impact of medical information in the neonatal period after premature birth.
The mothers of premature infant born 7 years ago were interviewed regarding memory of neonatal hospitalization during a 40-minute phone interview using a questionnaire exploring emotional feeling and satisfaction. The memory of a high emotional feeling was significantly associated with cranial ultrasound abnormalities in neonatal period, but not outcome. Dissatisfaction was reduced by antenatal maternal hospitalization. We speculate that medical information gathered during perinatal hospitalization explains these relationships.
Sophie
Denizot
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INSERM CIC 004; Nantes University Hospital, Department of Neonatalogy, Nantes, France. sophie.denizot@chu-nantes.fr
Le Quen
Valérie
V
Bureau
Valérie
V
Ancel
Pierre-Yves
PY
Bréart
Gérard
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Rozé
Jean-Christophe
JC
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000523:psychology*; D017584:Reproductive History; D055815:Young Adult