Correlates of Parenting on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Maternal Characteristics and Family Resources |
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| Authors: | Paul T Giblin Marilyn L Poland John B Waller Jr Joel W Ager |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pediatrics , Wayne State University School of Medicine , USA;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Wayne State University School of Medicine , USA;3. Department of Community , Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine , USA;4. Department of Psychology , Wayne State University , USA |
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| Abstract: | The association of maternal characteristics, family resources, and receipt of prenatal care with parenting behaviors observed in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU; n = 383) was assessed. The parenting behavior of mothers not receiving prenatal care (n = 128) was compared to that of mothers of the preceding and subsequent admissions (n = 256) by retrospective chart review. Parenting variables included frequency of visits to the NICU and evaluative ratings of parents' involvement with their infant. Parenting of the no-prenatal-care group was significantly less favorable than the control on all comparisons. Factor analysis supported a priori grouping of parenting variables. A stepwise multiple regression of maternal and family characteristics to the factor-derived variable, parenting, showed significant contributions for prenatal drug use and father involvement. Pediatric interventions assessing maternal social and behavioral characteristics are proposed. |
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