RT journal article
T1 Parental competences in fathers and mothers of very-low-birth-weight preterm infants
A1 Jiménez Luque, Natalia
A1 Benavente Fernández, Isabel
A1 Ruiz González, Estefanía
A1 Lubián López, Simón Pedro
A1 Sánchez Sandoval, Yolanda
A2 Materno-Infantil y Radiología
A2 Psicología
K1 fathers and fatherhood
K1 mothers and motherhood
K1 parenting and parenthood
K1 parenting infants and toddlers
K1 parent–child relationships
AB Objective: The goal was to analyze parental competences in Spanish families with very-low-birth-weight infants (≤32 weeks and/or less 1500 g) over 18 months of corrected age. Background: Parenting in families of very preterm infants is an interesting focus of research as we advance in the knowledge of how parental competences can have an important impact on child development. Method: Sixty-eight mothers and 56 fathers completed measures of parental competences, sociofamily risk, parental stress, social support, and emotional symptoms. Clinical characteristics and neonatal medical risk data were collected after birth. Statistical analyses were performed to compare parental competences with those of mothers and fathers of non-preterm infants. Generalized estimating equations were used for analysis, adjusted by family unit. Results: Mothers and fathers of preterm infants score higher in most dimensions of parental competences compared to a control group. Focusing on the preterm population, mothers score higher than fathers in daily involvement and mentalization and lower in parental self-care. When studied separately, we found different scores for fathers and mothers in parental competences (sociofamily risk, parental stress, social support, and emotional symptoms). Conclusion: Parents of preterm infants present better parental competences than parents of non-preterm infants when their children reach 18 months of age. It is important to consider the differences in parental competences between the mothers and fathers of these children. Implications: Our findings suggest the need to address parental competences to develop preventive and adaptive strategies in parents of preterm infants to promote positive parenting.
PB Wiley
SN 0197-6664
YR 2023
FD 2023-04-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28926
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28926
LA eng
NO This paper is part of the project PID2019‐110484RB‐I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/ 0.13039/501100011033. It was also funded by the 2017 (PI0052/2017) and 2019 (ITI‐0019‐2019) Cadiz‐integrated territorial initiative for biomedical research and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014–2020, Andalusian Ministry of Health and Families, Spain. Funding information
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026