Effect of maternal psychopathology on neurodevelopmental outcome and quality of the dyadic relationship in preterm infants: an explorative study

摘要

Background: The literature shows that parents of preterm infants are at risk of psychological distress and that this may impact on the quality of the parent?child relationship and on the child?s development. Aim: This longitudinal study was conducted to examine in preterm infants relationships between maternal psychological variables, parental protective factors, perinatal infant variables, and neurodevelopmental outcome. Furthermore, we explored the impact of these variables on the quality of the mother?infant relationship (dyadic synchrony). Subjects and methods: A total of 29 preterm infants (GA?