Lived experiences of stress of Black and Hispanic mothers during hospitalization of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units.

Autor: Witt RE; Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. witt_r@wustl.edu., Colvin BN; Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA., Lenze SN; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA., Forbes ES; Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Parker MGK; Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Hwang SS; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA., Rogers CE; Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA., Colson ER; Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association [J Perinatol] 2022 Feb; Vol. 42 (2), pp. 195-201. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 18.
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01241-0
Abstrakt: Objective: To characterize the lived experiences of stress associated with having a preterm infant hospitalized in the NICU among Black and Hispanic mothers.
Methods: We performed a qualitative content analysis of secondary data from two prior studies that included 39 in-depth interviews with Black and Hispanic mothers of preterm infants at 3 U.S. NICUs. We used a constant comparative method to select important concepts and to develop codes and subsequent themes.
Results: Black and Hispanic mothers described stressors in the following domains and categories: Individual (feeling overwhelmed, postpartum medical complications, previous stressful life events, competing priorities); Hospital (perceived poor quality of care, provider communication issues, logistical issues); Community (lack of social supports, lack of financial resources, work challenges).
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that stressors both inside and outside of the hospital affect the lived experiences of stress by Black and Hispanic mothers during NICU hospitalization.
(© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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