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Nursing
Gillian Snow, Glenn A. Melvin, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Melanie Gibson-Helm, Christine E. East, Jacqueline McBride, Kylie M. Gray
Summary: This study found that women of refugee background were more likely to report financial concerns and low social support, but less likely to report prior mental health problems compared to Australian-born women. Both groups reported low rates of family violence. Referral acceptance rates were 52% antenatally and 93% postnatally for women of refugee background.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Miheret Yitayew, Nayef Chahin, Salem Rustom, Leroy R. Thacker, Karen D. Hendricks-Munoz
Summary: A study compared the performance of two growth-assessment tools, Fenton and Intergrowth-21st, in classifying size at birth, identifying growth failure, and predicting neurodevelopment in preterm infants. The results showed high agreement between the tools in identifying small for gestational age, but moderate agreement in classifying postnatal growth failure at discharge. Growth failure was less prevalent using IG-21st, and weight-based growth failure was significantly associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 and 24 months.
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Psychology, Clinical
Vanessa V. Volpe, Danyelle N. Dawson, Heidemarie K. Laurent
Summary: This study examined the longitudinal associations between gender discrimination and women's cortisol responses to subsequent stress during the postnatal period. The results showed that more overall gender discrimination was associated with higher cortisol levels, while changes in gender discrimination were not associated with cortisol levels over time. This suggests that gender discrimination may contribute to women's postnatal stress and associated health risk through the sensitization of physiological stress responses.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychiatry
Victoria Fallon, Sian M. Davies, Sergio A. Silverio, Leanne Jackson, Leonardo De Pascalis, Joanne A. Harrold
Summary: This study examined the psychosocial experiences of postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, finding extremely high prevalence rates of clinically relevant maternal depression and anxiety. Perceived psychological changes as a result of social distancing measures were a significant predictor of clinically relevant maternal depression and anxiety.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Primrose Letcher, Christopher J. Greenwood, Jacqui A. Macdonald, Jennifer McIntosh, Elizabeth A. Spry, Delyse Hutchinson, Meredith O'Connor, Ebony J. Biden, Felicity L. Painter, Catherine M. Olsson, Joyce Cleary, Kimberly C. Thomson, Craig A. Olsson
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 containment measures on the mental health resilience of parents. The findings suggest that certain psychosocial indicators in early life are associated with mental health outcomes during the pandemic. These results can inform long-term investment strategies to enhance mental health resilience during future pandemics and crises.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yacine Taibi, Yannick A. Metzler, Silja Bellingrath, Ciel A. Neuhaus, Andreas Mueller
Summary: This study aims to contribute to the advancement of psychosocial risk assessment by adapting the risk matrix approach from physical to psychosocial hazards. The researchers compared existing methods of psychosocial risk evaluation and developed a theoretical framework that allows for the assessment of psychosocial risk using a risk matrix. The proposed 3x3 risk matrix scales the probability and severity of psychosocial risk assessment.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Daniela Dicanio, Giulia Spoto, Angela Alibrandi, Roberta Minutoli, Antonio Gennaro Nicotera, Gabriella Di Rosa
Summary: This study investigates the neurodevelopmental trajectories in a population of low-risk premature infants, and finds significant correlations between general movements, the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination, and the Griffiths Mental and Development Scales with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jenny Gong, Gracia Fellmeth, Maria A. Quigley, Chris Gale, Alan Stein, Fiona Alderdice, Sian Harrison
Summary: This study examines the prevalence and factors associated with postnatal depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress (PTS), and comorbidity of these mental health problems for mothers of infants admitted to neonatal units (NNU) six months after childbirth. The results show that the prevalence of postnatal mental health problems is higher in mothers of infants admitted to NNU compared to the general perinatal population. Having a long-term mental health problem and antenatal anxiety are the strongest risk factors, while social support and satisfaction with birth are protective factors. Regular mental health assessments and ongoing support are crucial for mothers of infants admitted to NNU.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Madison L. Schulz, Catherine E. Wood, Rebecca Giallo
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between co-parenting, parent mental health, and parenting during the postnatal period. The findings revealed that supportive co-parenting was associated with fewer mental health difficulties for mothers and fathers. However, there were differences in the relationship between co-parenting and parenting outcomes for mothers and fathers. The study highlights the importance of interventions focused on the co-parenting relationship during early childhood.
CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Philippa Middleton, Emily Shepherd, Judith C. Gomersall
Summary: The evidence regarding the benefits and harms of thromboprophylaxis in women at high risk of VTE during pregnancy and the early postnatal period is very uncertain, indicating a need for further high-quality large-scale randomized trials to determine the effects of current treatments in women with different VTE risk factors.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Stanley Ray Vance, Cherrie B. Boyer, David Glidden, Jae Sevelius
Summary: This study compared mental health symptoms and psychosocial factors among Black and Latinx transgender youth, White transgender youth, and Black and Latinx cisgender youth. Results showed that Black and Latinx transgender youth had high rates of mental health symptoms, comparable to White transgender youth but higher than Black and Latinx cisgender youth. Psychosocial risk and protective factors for these mental health symptoms should be considered in clinical and school-based interventions to support these youth.
Article
Pediatrics
Tamara Arnautovic, Jami L. Longo, Elizabeth J. Trail-Burns, Richard Tucker, Martin Keszler, Abbot R. Laptook
Summary: This retrospective case-control study found that a shorter interval between the last dose of betamethasone and delivery was associated with an increased risk of SIP among preterm infants. The study also identified multiple births as a risk factor for SIP.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Nicole Reilly, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Deborah Loxton, Emma Black, Victoria Mule, Marie-Paule Austin
Summary: The study examined the concurrent and predictive validity of the Antenatal Risk Questionnaire-Revised (ANRQ-R) during the perinatal period and found that it had acceptable accuracy and predictive performance in detecting and predicting symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Article
Psychiatry
Katrine Rohder, Maria Willerslev-Olsen, Jens Bo Nielsen, Gorm Greisen, Susanne Harder
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the quality of early parent-infant interactions in families with high-risk infants compared to low-risk infants, exploring how interaction quality is influenced by infant and parental factors. By understanding the association between CP risk and parent-infant interactions, and investigating mediating factors, the study can inform future intervention programs and identify families in need of targeted psychological interventions alongside neurohabilitation programs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Philippa Arkle, Fionnuala Larkin, Ying Wang, Yujin Lee, Amy Fernandez, Lydia Y. Y. Li, Elizabeth Meins
Summary: Psychosocial factors were found to be associated with parental reflective functioning (PRF), which refers to a parent's ability to mentally understand themselves and their child. This study examined the relationship between maternal psychosocial risk factors and PRF in a community sample. The results showed that total maternal psychosocial risk during infancy was related to lower PDI-PRF, with low socioeconomic status, unplanned pregnancy, and low maternal anxiety as independent predictors. While PDI-PRF scores at 6 months did not predict PRFQ scores, PRFQ subscales demonstrated stability over time from age 4-5. The findings highlight the impact of maternal psychosocial risk and infant temperament on PRF, as well as the stability and consistency of PRF measures.
Article
Nursing
Victoria Mule, Nicole M. Reilly, Virginia Schmied, Dawn Kingston, Marie-Paule Austin
Summary: This study aimed to assess pregnant women's attitude to, and reasons for non-disclosure at comprehensive psychosocial assessment with their midwife. The findings showed that although most participants were comfortable with the assessment, some chose not to disclose relevant information. Reasons for non-disclosure included negative self-perception, fear of negative perceptions from others, lack of trust in midwives, differing expectations of appointments, and issues with assessment time and mode.
Article
Nursing
Nicole Reilly, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Deborah Loxton, Emma Black, Victoria Mule, Marie-Paule Austin
Summary: The study examined the concurrent and predictive validity of the Antenatal Risk Questionnaire-Revised (ANRQ-R) during the perinatal period and found that it had acceptable accuracy and predictive performance in detecting and predicting symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Article
Nursing
Marie-Paule Austin, Nicole Reilly, Victoria Mule, Dawn Kingston, Emma Black, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic
Summary: This study assessed the impact of psychosocial risk, current symptoms, and mode of assessment on the honesty of disclosure in psychosocial assessment for pregnant women. The findings indicated that a history of mental health issues and lack of social and partner support were associated with reduced disclosure. Additionally, compared to women who were always honest, those who reported not always being honest during face to face assessment showed a greater increase in psychosocial risk score when the assessment was repeated online via self-report.
Article
Psychiatry
Marie-Paule V. Austin, Victoria Mule, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Nicole Reilly
Summary: This study compares the performance of various anxiety screening tools used in pregnancy and finds that the EPDS-3A and ANRQ-2A have good psychometric characteristics. Additionally, it highlights the need for improving the accuracy of existing screening tools.
ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Marie-Paule Austin, Taryn L. Ambrosi, Nicole Reilly, Maxine Croft, Jolie Hutchinson, Natasha Donnolley, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Mary Lou Chatterton, Georgina M. Chambers, Elizabeth Sullivan, Catherine Knox, Fenglian Xu, Nicole Highet, Vera A. Morgan
Summary: The study found that the entire perinatal period, including pregnancy and the first year postpartum, poses a significantly increased risk for psychiatric admissions compared to other times during a woman's childbearing years. Socially disadvantaged women had fewer and shorter admissions, indicating a lack of equity in access to mental health services, emphasizing the importance of national perinatal mental health policy initiatives inclusive of disadvantaged groups.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Georgina M. Chambers, Willings Botha, Nicole Reilly, Emma Black, Dawn Kingston, Marie-Paule Austin
Summary: This study compares the performance and cost-effectiveness of two models of psychosocial assessment: Usual-Care and Perinatal Integrated Psychosocial Assessment (PIPA). The findings show that PIPA performs better in identifying at-risk women and has higher cost-effectiveness compared to Usual-Care.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nicole Reilly, Nicholas Egan, Marie-Paule Austin, Peta M. Forder, Deborah Loxton
Summary: The study found a significant increase in the utilization of Medicare-subsidised mental health items among perinatal women in New South Wales between 2009 and 2015, with a more noticeable increase among women who had given birth compared to those who had not. However, the study did not demonstrate a significant impact of the SAFE START policy on the use of MBS mental health items among perinatal women.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Anne O'Connor, Antonia W. Shand, Francisco J. Schneuer, Natasha Nassar, Marie-Paule Austin
Summary: The study examined the association between psychosocial risk assessed by the PIPA tool and obstetric and neonatal outcomes. High-risk women were more likely to have adverse outcomes such as longer hospital stays, non-breastfeeding at discharge, birth complications, and NICU admission. The risks of adverse outcomes disappeared for high-risk women who received extra support.
BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
S. Matthey, N. Reilly, V Mule, J. Robinson, A. M. Della Vedova, M-P Austin
Summary: This study investigated the impact of including the response option of 'Possibly' in the Distress question on the Matthey Generic Mood Questionnaire (MGMQ) during antenatal emotional health screening in English-speaking women. The results showed that including 'Possibly' had a minimal effect on the responses, but allowed more women to communicate their feelings. The majority of women preferred having 'Possibly' included in the response options.
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)