Effect of the Kangaroo Mother Method after Preterm Delivery on Maternal Stress and Anxiety in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Cohort Study.

Delia Cristóbal Cañadas Tesifón Parrón Carreño Bruno José Nievas-Soriano

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

Contrary to research based on biological and physiological parameters in newborns or performed before the COVID-19 pandemic, the differences found in applying subjective scales in mothers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic were not significant. Therefore, mothers' perception of physical contact with their preterm infants may not have been as positive due to their fear of transmitting COVID.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
gestational age
coronavirus disease
birth weight
sleep quality
sars cov
preterm birth
physical activity
mental health
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
depressive symptoms
stress induced
cord blood