Ptsd Scores Among Mothers and Fathers of Nicu Graduates Aged 1 to 36 Months

Purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been noted among parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU with prevalence rates as high as 53% among mothers and 33% among fathers. While many studies focus on immediate parental PTSD symptomatology, it is unclear whether or not these symptoms exist beyond one year after NICU experience. The objective of this study is to assess PTSD symptomatology in parents of NICU …