Pediatric research
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Multicenter Study
Psychosocial and medical adversity associated with neonatal neurobehavior in infants born before 30 weeks gestation.
Psychosocial adversity escalates medical risk for poor outcomes in infants born <30 weeks gestation. Neonatal neurobehavior and maternal psychological and socioenvironmental assessments may identify the earliest specific intervention needs. We hypothesized that maternal prenatal anxiety, depression, and adverse medical and socioenvironmental conditions would be associated with less optimal neonatal neurobehavior at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge. ⋯ Combined information from the observed associations among adverse prenatal maternal medical and psychosocial conditions, and neonatal complications may assist in the early identification of infants at elevated neurobehavioral risk.