Erken Doğan Bebek Annelerinde Travma Sonrası Stres: İlişkili Etmenler ve Müdahale Çalışmaları Üzerine Bir Derleme
Posttraumatic Stress in Mothers of Premature Infants: A Review on Associated Factors and Intervention Studies

Summary/Abstract: Preterm birth is used to identify deliveries before 37 weeks; the terms of ''preterm'' or ''premature'' baby are used to describe the babies who are born before 37 weeks. After birth, the challenging medical condition of preterm babies, since it may require the baby to stay in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU), usually may prevent the skin-to-skin relationship between babies and their parents and may have a negative effect on the mother-baby relationship, it could be stressful for both mother and baby. Studies show that preterm birth may be associated with the psychological problems experienced by the mother, post-traumatic stress symptoms and / or post-traumatic stress disorder may be one of the mental health problems experienced by the mother following premature birth. It is known that negative emotions experienced after birth affect not only the maternal health but also the development of the baby. Posttraumatic stress that the mother will experience after preterm birth may an affect the mother's perception of her baby and disrupt the normal mother-baby relationship. Based on the very few studies in the literature focusing on the symptoms of TSS after preterm birth, in this review, PTS reactions and symptoms experienced by mothers of preterm babies, PTSD, factors associated with PTS, how PTS affect the mother-baby interaction and intervention programs which have been targeted the TSS symptoms will be discussed.

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