dc.contributor.author |
Wright, Tanya |
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dc.contributor.author |
Stevens, Suzanne |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wouldes, Trecia |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-17T20:26:51Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-10-20 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0163-9641 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/42646 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Research on Mother-Baby Units (MBUs) has mainly focused on maternal psychiatric outcomes, not the well-being of infants. This study investigated infant development and mental health along with maternal characteristics and the mother-infant relationship in 45 dyads (60% New Zealand European, 20% Māori, 11% Pacific) admitted to a new MBU. Maternal psychopathology was measured with the Health of the Nations Outcome Scale (HoNOS, J.K Wing et al., 1998) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF; I.M. Aas, 2010). The Parent-Infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale (PIR-GAS, Zero to Three, 2005) measured the mother-infant relationship. Infant measures included Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (Zero to Three Press, 2005) and the Ages & Stages-3 (J. Squires, E. Twombly, D. Bricker, & L. Potter, 2009). Maternal mental illness and functioning improved during the admission and were positively associated with longer inpatient duration and no illicit substance use. Well-being of the infants was concerning. In addition to lower birth weights and poorer health status, at discharge 51% were lagging behind developmentally, and 51% were exhibiting signs of infant mental health concerns. Relationally, 67% of mother-infant dyads had features of, and 29% met criteria for, a disordered relationship. Poorer mother-infant relationships were associated with a maternal diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, use of the Mental Health Act, leaving the MBU early, limited social support, and infant mental health diagnosis. |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Infant Mental Health Journal |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Mothers and their infants co-admitted to a newly developed mother–baby unit: characteristics and outcomes |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1002/imhj.21742 |
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pubs.issue |
6 |
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pubs.begin-page |
707 |
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pubs.volume |
39 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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pubs.end-page |
717 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
681556 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Psychological Medicine Dept |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-10-03 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
30339733 |
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