The purpose of this exploratory, cross‐sectional study was to identify child‐related factors associated with maternal parenting stress in toddlers born very preterm and followed in a neonatal follow‐up (NFU) clinic. The study aimed to describe the associations of current medical complications and presence of developmental delays with total parenting stress. Participants were 53 mother–child dyads presenting in a NFU clinic. Mothers completed the Parenting Stress Index‐Short Form (PSI‐SF), and children were administered the Brigance Early Head Start Screen II. Medical variables were also collected from the child's medical record. Approximately 24% of mothers had at least one elevated subscale score on the PSI‐SF. Regression analyses indicated that receipt of early intervention services was associated with increased parenting stress among mothers of toddlers born very preterm, though number of current medical complications was not. Parents of children born very preterm are at increased risk for parenting stress that extends beyond discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit . Clinicians working in NFU clinics are positioned to monitor for increased parenting stress, particularly among families of children with emerging signs of developmental delay.

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在新生儿随访诊所中早产的婴儿的母亲与父母压力有关的发育和医学因素。

这项探索性横断面研究的目的是确定与早产儿并在新生儿随访（NFU）诊所中就学的母亲的父母压力有关的儿童相关因素。该研究旨在描述当前医学并发症和发育迟缓与总育儿压力的关系。参加者是NFU诊所中的53个母二倍体。母亲填写了《父母压力指数简短表》（PSI-SF），并为孩子们进行了Brigance Early Head Start Screen II。还从孩子的病历中收集了医学变量。大约24％的母亲在PSI-SF上至少具有一项升高的子量表评分。回归分析表明，尽管目前的医疗并发症并不多，但接受早期干预服务与早产幼儿母亲的育儿压力增加有关。早产儿的父母承受育儿压力的风险增加，这种压力超出了从新生儿重症监护室出院的范围。在NFU诊所工作的临床医生可以监视父母压力的增加，尤其是在出现发育迟缓迹象的儿童家庭中。