Mother-Very Preterm Infant Relationship Quality: RCT of Baby Triple P.

This study examined intervention outcomes for mothers and their preterm infants. The objective was to evaluate the effects of the parenting intervention Baby Triple P (BTP) for parents' of very preterm infants (<32-weeks gestational age), on the quality of the mother-infant relationship and a mother...

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Published in:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 284 - 296
Main Authors: Evans, Tracey, Boyd, Roslyn, Colditz, Paul, Sanders, Matthew, Whittingham, Koa
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Published: Springer Nature Jan2017
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          Evans, Tracey
          Boyd, Roslyn
          Colditz, Paul
          Sanders, Matthew
          Whittingham, Koa
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          Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The School of Medicine , The University of Queensland , Brisbane Australia
          Parenting and Family Support Centre , The University of Queensland , Brisbane Australia
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        Attachment behavior
        Mother-child relationship
        Social support
        Randomized controlled trials
        Algorithms
        Audiovisual materials
        Automatic data collection systems
        Chi-squared test
        Health outcome assessment
        Questionnaires
        T-test (Statistics)
        Video recording
        Statistical reliability
        Educational outcomes
        Data analysis software
        Descriptive statistics
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          Attachment behavior
          Mother-child relationship
          Social support
          Randomized controlled trials
          Queensland
          Other Individual and Family Services
          Algorithms
          Audiovisual materials
          Automatic data collection systems
          Chi-squared test
          Health outcome assessment
          Questionnaires
          T-test (Statistics)
          Video recording
          Statistical reliability
          Educational outcomes
          Data analysis software
          Descriptive statistics
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        Maternal attachment
        Maternal responsiveness
        Mother-preterm infant relationship
        Preterm infant
        Maternal attachment
        Maternal responsiveness
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      ab: This study examined intervention outcomes for mothers and their preterm infants. The objective was to evaluate the effects of the parenting intervention Baby Triple P (BTP) for parents' of very preterm infants (<32-weeks gestational age), on the quality of the mother-infant relationship and a mother's attachment and responsiveness to her infant at 6-weeks and 12-months corrected-age. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 120 families being randomly assigned to the BTP or Care as Usual groups. The primary outcome was the quality of the mother-very preterm infant relationship which was evaluated in a mother-infant observation and measured by the Emotional Availability Scales. Secondary outcomes were maternal attachment as measured by the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale and maternal responsiveness as measured by the Maternal Infant Responsiveness Instrument. The results showed that at 6-weeks corrected-age, no significant differences were found between groups on the outcome measures. At 12-months corrected-age, the Care as Usual mothers scored significantly higher for self-reported maternal attachment compared to the BTP mothers. This study found no evidence that BTP improved the quality of the mother-very preterm infant relationship, maternal attachment or responsiveness at 6-weeks corrected-age or 12-months corrected-age. Results will be examined at 24-months corrected-age to determine if BTP impacts on child behavior, emotional problems, cognitive development, language and motor abilities.
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