Personal Growth 4 Years after Premature Childbirth: The Role of Change in Maternal Mental Health

Porat-Zyman, Ginna; Taubman – Ben-Ari, Orit; Kuint, Jacob; Morag, Iris

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Personal Growth 4 Years after Premature Childbirth: The Role of Change in Maternal Mental Health

Porat-Zyman, Ginna, Taubman – Ben-Ari, Orit, Kuint, Jacob, Morag, Iris·2019·Journal of Happiness Studies

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Four years after giving birth, there is evidence of greater personal growth among mothers who gave birth preterm compared to mothers who gave birth at term.
“In the long term, there is also evidence (four years after giving birth) of greater personal growth among mothers that give birth preterm compared to mothers that give birth in the expected time [42]”
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Maternal mental health over the course of 4 years following childbirth: The contribution of birth circumstances and psycho-social factors
Porat‐Zyman, G., Ben‐Ari, O. T. –., Morag, I., & Kuint, J. (2016) · Women & Health · doi:10.1080/03630242.2016.1267687 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
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Authors: Porat-Zyman, G., Taubman – Ben-Ari, O., Kuint, J., & Morag, I.
Affiliations: Tel Aviv University (IL)
ORCID: Morag, Iris
Venue: Journal of Happiness Studies
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-08-27
Volume: 20
Issue: 6
Pages: 1739-1750
ISSN: 1389-4978 (ISSN-L)
1573-7780
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-018-0012-1
OpenAlex: W2888775336
Cited by: 11
References: 53
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
FWCI: 0.95
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Happiness Studies (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords: preterm birth, personal growth, maternal mental health, postpartum period, mediation, maternal education, multiparity

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