Parental Psychological Well-Being and Behavioral Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants at 3 Years

Huhtala, Mira; Korja, Riikka; Lehtonen, Liisa; Haataja, Leena; Lapinleimu, Helena; Rautava, Päivi; on behalf of the PIPARI Study Group

doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2411

Parental Psychological Well-Being and Behavioral Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants at 3 Years

OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to explore whether poor parental psychological well-being is associated with behavioral problems of very low birth weight (VLBW, ≤1500 g) infants at 3 years of age. METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, 189 VLBW preterm infants born between January 2001 and Decembe…