NICU MOMS: Examining Maternal Health Behaviors During the First Postpartum Year Among Mothers Delivering an Infant Spending a Week or longer in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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  • November 22, 2019
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  • Dean, Anna
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health
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  • Objective: This study sought to investigate how the maternal experience of having an infant in the neonatal intensive car unit (NICU) for ≥ 1 week impacted maternal healthcare needs during her first postpartum year. Methods: A web-based survey was pilot tested and launched via the NICU_MOMS Twitter account. This survey was open from September 11, 2013-October 30, 2013. Results: 221 mothers began the survey, with 131 completing it. A high score on the Modified Perinatal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire was inversely associated with maternal health seeking behavior during her first postpartum year. Conclusion: Mothers of babies in the NICU for ≥ 1 week should be screened using the MPTSD-PPQ tool to identify mothers having an elevated risk of PTSD.
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  • Paper type: Original research
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  • Stuebe, Alison
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  • Master of Public Health
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 2013
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