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Quality of couple relationship and associated factors in parents of NICU-cared infants during the first year after birth
School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1215-4109
School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3460-7500
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5996-2584
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Child Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6363-4030
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2024 (English)In: Journal of Perinatology, ISSN 0743-8346, E-ISSN 1476-5543, Vol. 44, p. 1738-1745Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective: To describe factors associated with quality of couple relationships among parents of infants cared for in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) 1 year after birth and examine the trajectory of the relationship quality compared to parents from maternity units (MUs).

Study design: Longitudinally comparative cohort design. Parents answered surveys during the first year after discharge about the couple relationship, social support, and depressive symptoms.

Results: Better social support and a hospital stay of 7–14 days were positively associated with the couple relationship in NICU mothers, whereas not having slept together with the partner and infant during hospitalization were negatively associated. Depressive symptoms were negatively associated with the relationship among NICU fathers. There were no differences in trajectory of the relationship quality between NICU and MU parents.

Conclusion: To strengthen couple relationships, it could be important to improve social support, facilitate space and time for support, and enable togetherness during hospitalization.

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Springer Nature, 2024. Vol. 44, p. 1738-1745
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Parents, neonatal care, follow-up
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-115218DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02076-1ISI: 001283483600002PubMedID: 39097668Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85200383804OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-115218DiVA, id: diva2:1886972
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PANC - Parenthood After Neonatal Care
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The study was funded through the Center for Clinical Research Dalarna (CKF), the Healthcare Regional Research Council, the Lilla Barnets Fond, the Swedish Nurse Association, and the Paediatric Nurse Association. Open access funding provided by Dalarna University.

Available from: 2024-08-05 Created: 2024-08-05 Last updated: 2025-01-29Bibliographically approved

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