NDLI: Pregnancy-specific stress and sensitive caregiving during the transition to motherhood in adolescents

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Scorza, Pamela Merz, Emily C. Spann, Marisa Steinberg, Emily Feng, Tianshu Lee, Seonjoo Werner, Elizabeth Peterson, Bradley S. Monk, Catherine
Abstract	Background Maternal prenatal stress is associated with worse socio-emotional outcomes in offspring throughout childhood. However, the association between prenatal stress and later caregiving sensitivity is not well understood, despite the significant role that caregiving quality plays in child socio-emotional development. The goal of this study was to examine whether dimensions of pregnancy-specific stress are correlated with observer-based postnatal maternal caregiving sensitivity in pregnant adolescents. Methods Healthy, nulliparous pregnant adolescents (n = 244; 90 % LatinX) reported on their pregnancy-specific stress using the Revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (NuPDQ). Of these 244, 71 participated in a follow-up visit at 14 months postpartum. Videotaped observations of mother-child free play interactions at 14 months postpartum were coded for maternal warmth and contingent responsiveness. Confirmatory factor analysis of the NuPDQ supported a three-factor model of pregnancy-specific stress, with factors including stress about the social and economic context, baby’s health, and physical symptoms of pregnancy. Results Greater pregnancy-specific stress about social and economic context and physical symptoms of pregnancy was associated with reduced maternal warmth but not contingent responsiveness. Conclusions Heightened maternal stress about the social and economic context of the perinatal period and physical symptoms of pregnancy may already signal future difficulties in caregiving and provide an optimal opening for early parenting interventions.
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Page Count	8
Starting Page	1
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14712393
DOI	10.1186/s12884-021-03903-5
Journal	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	21
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2021-06-29
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Reproductive Medicine Maternal and Child Health Gynecology Pregnancy Adolescents Maternal caregiving Childhood trauma Pregnancy-specific Stress
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Obstetrics and Gynecology
Journal Impact Factor	2.8/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.4/2023

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