Journal article
The children of preterm survivors: shyness, parenting, and parental stress
Abstract
Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) survivors have higher rates of shyness, a risk factor for poorer outcomes across the life span. Due to advances in fetal and neonatal medicine, the first generation of ELBW survivors have survived to adulthood and become parents. However, no studies have investigated the transmission of their stress vulnerability to their offspring. We explored this phenomenon using a population-based cohort of ELBW survivors …
Authors
Van Lieshout RJ; Favotto L; Ferro M; Niccols A; Saigal S; Morrison KM; Schmidt LA
Journal
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 410–414
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
August 2020
DOI
10.1017/s2040174419000692
ISSN
2040-1744