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  1. Stress and anxiety among mothers of premature infants in a Malaysian neonatal intensive care unit
    Ong SL, Abdullah KL, Danaee M, Soh KL, Soh KG, Japar S
    J Reprod Infant Psychol, 2019 04;37(2):193-205.
    PMID: 30480464 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2018.1540861
    OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine maternal stress and anxiety as perceived by mothers whose premature infants were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to identify maternal stress and its relationship with maternal and infant characteristics and anxiety.

    BACKGROUND: Vulnerable premature infants commonly require special care in the NICUs. In most cases, prolonged hospitalization results in stress and anxiety for the mothers.

    METHODS: A non-probability convenience survey was used in a public hospital, with 180 mothers completing the 26-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and a 40-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

    RESULTS: 56.5% of mothers had high levels of stress, 85.5% of mothers had a high level of state-anxiety and 67.8% of mothers had a high level of trait-anxiety. The stress experienced by these mothers had a significant relationship with anxiety, and was found to be associated with state and trait anxiety levels, but not with maternal and infant characteristics.

    CONCLUSION: Mothers in this setting revealed high levels of stress and anxiety during their premature infants' NICU admission. An immediate interventional programme focusing on relieving mothers' anxiety and stress is needed to prevent maternal stress and anxiety at an early stage.

  2. Mother-infant postnatal experience and its association with maternal emotion and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Nasri NM, Gan WY, Mohd Shukri NH
    J Reprod Infant Psychol, 2024 Feb 26.
    PMID: 38407161 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2024.2314187
    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a partial lockdown in Malaysia known as Movement-Controlled-Order (MCO), which has affected primary care management and social life norms. Thus, psychological health is a concern for mothers, particularly during the postpartum period. This study aimed to determine factors associated with maternal emotional experiences and coping during the pandemic.

    METHODOLOGY: Mothers of infants aged 

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