title: Psychological distress and early lactation performance in mothers of late preterm infants.
abstract: Late preterm infants are a vulnerable population susceptible to early breastfeeding failure and lactation-associated morbidities. We have found that late preterm gestation has a negative effect on mothers' psychological profiles in the puerperium, with the resulting levels of anxiety, depression, and psychological distress correlating negatively with their early lactation performance.
authors.affiliation: Department Pediatrics of Padua University, Padua, Italy. zanardo@pediatria.unipd.it
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanardo
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gambina
authors.forename: Cecily
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Begley
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Litta
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cosmi
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giustardi
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trevisanuto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications*; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000523:psychology*; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*