Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
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J Dev Behav Pediatr · Feb 2009
Development and evaluation of an instrument to measure parental satisfaction with quality of care in neonatal follow-up.
The goal of this study was to develop and subsequently evaluate the psychometric properties of a new discriminative instrument to measure parental satisfaction with the quality of care provided in neonatal follow-up (NFU) programs. ⋯ This new instrument provides clinicians and policy-makers with a tool to assess parental satisfaction with the quality of care in NFU, so areas of dissatisfaction can be identified and changes implemented to optimize service provision.
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J Dev Behav Pediatr · Feb 2009
Acute posttraumatic stress symptoms among urban mothers with newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit: a preliminary study.
Traumatic stress symptoms from multiple causes are endemic among impoverished women who are also at high risk for delivering infants requiring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care, but whether this event itself constitutes a distinct traumatic stress trigger is unknown. Previous research does suggest having an infant in the NICU generates traumatic stress among white middle-class mothers, stress that can impact their infant's behavior and development. This study evaluated the prevalence of acute posttraumatic stress symptoms among low-income mothers of infants admitted to the NICU compared with similar mothers with infants in the well baby nursery (WBN). ⋯ Addressing acute posttraumatic stress symptoms may enhance interventions to help urban families of NICU infants.