The prospect of having a premature infant can be highly stressful. But a new study found that providing pregnant patients hospitalized for preterm labor with handouts and tablets helped prepare and dramatically reduced anxiety.
April 27, 2022 -- The prospect of having a premature infant can be highly stressful. But a new study found that providing pregnant patients hospitalized forwith detailed information about what to expect with an early birth significantly reduced their anxiety about the process.
“When patients get admitted for preterm labor a neonatologist comes to talk to parents about outcomes, short- and long-term, like bleeding in the baby's brain and the possible need to have surgeries,” said Nicole Rau, MD, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, who led the study. “Then parents are asked to make decisions during a high-About one in 10 babies in the United States are— or before 37 weeks of gestation — each year.
A total of 76 women were randomized in gestational age blocks of 22-24 weeks and 25-33 weeks. After some opted not to complete the study, 59 participants remained — 32 of whom received handouts, and 27 who had access to tablets. Using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, researchers found both groups experienced a 50% reduction in anxiety after learning more from their respective materials.
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