Skin-to-skin contact at birth for very preterm infants and symptoms of depression and anxiety in parents during the first year – A secondary outcome of a randomized clinical trial
Immediate parent-infant SSC following a very preterm birth may provide a protective effect on parents' mental health and should be supported in the clinical setting, alongside necessary nursing, and medical care.
Authors
- Siren Rettedal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-141X)
- Björn Westrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3187-067X)
- Siri Lilliesköld
- Nils Bergman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3719-0990)
- Wibke Jonas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8956-0618)
- Karoline Lode‐Kolz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3240-5016)
- Kimmo Sorjonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-057X)
- Evalotte Mörelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-5407)
- Ulrika Ådén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-3173)
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Stavanger University Hospital (NO)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.160
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.91
Funders
- Kempe Foundation
- Karolinska Institutet
- Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine
- Helse Vest
- Vetenskapsrådet