Preterm birth is a stressful event for families. In particular, the unexpectedly early delivery may cause negative feelings in mothers and fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between preterm birth, parental stress and negative feelings, and the environmental setting of NICU. 21 mothers (age = 36.00 ± 6.85) and 19 fathers (age = 34.92 ± 4.58) of preterm infants (GA = 30.96 ± 2.97) and 20 mothers (age = 40.08 ± 4.76) and 20 fathers (age = 40.32 ± 6.77) of full-term infants (GA = 39.19 ± 1.42) were involved. All parents filled out the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Impact of Event Scale Revised, Profile of Mood States, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Post-Partum Bonding Questionnaire. Our data showed differences in emotional reactions between preterm and full-term parents. Results also revealed significant differences between mothers and fathers’ responses to preterm birth in terms of stress, negative feelings, and perceptions of social support. A correlation between negative conditions at birth (e.g., birth weight and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay) and higher scores in some scales of Impact of Event Scale Revised, Profile of Mood States and Post-Partum Bonding Questionnaire were found. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit may be a stressful place both for mothers and fathers. It might be useful to plan, as soon as possible, interventions to help parents through the experience of the premature birth of their child and to begin an immediately adaptive mode of care.

Our results underline that preterm birth could be a risk factor for the co-construction of interactive exchanges between mother and premature baby. This study could help practitioners to better consider parental roles and to carry out specific supportive interventions for both parents and children.

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TimMI è una équipe di professionisti esperti nel supporto delle fragilità familiari e nella prevenzione di ogni forma di maltrattamento all'infanzia. Nasce dalla collaborazione tra l'Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi, dove ha sede, e Terre des Hommes. Questo articolo ne descrive la storia, gli obiettivi e le principali attività, presentando i dati delle osservazioni, acquisite tramite Intovian, dei casi seguiti e del servizio di supporto a minori e famiglie che hanno subito un ricovero per COVID-19.

specific share and predictive importance in the formation of impediment to the development of the fetus.The clinical retrospective study was carried out with occasion-control, traditional design. By random selection method, in the main group of 92 mothers were merged, whose pregnancy ended with the birth of a newborn with cervical development. The syndrome of fetal development of the fetus has been observed based on the non-conformity of the fetal data with the gestation period (after the 18th week of pregnancy with 10 percurrent indicators).The frequency and possible combinations of risk factors were analyzed during the material processing process. In the majority of cases of fetal development, the simultaneous existence of several factors of risk has been identified. Statistically significant risk factors have been defined as predictorative significance.The risk factors for high predictor significance have been identified: low levels of life (84%), endocrine pathology (82%), ischemic heart disease (85%), 85% of cases of cervical inflammation (85%), cervicitis (81%), chronic inflammation of ovaries (82%), endocrinologic pathology (82%), 86%) and the risk of pregnancy (80%). The predominant importance of preemaciation (92%) and minority (89%) was particularly high.In the study process, the mother's social-hygienic and medical-biological characteristics were studied. The risk factors, statistically significant, prioritized and high premedical significance have been identified, which can be detected at the preliminary stage. Timely identification and development of individual measures of management is important to minimize the exposure quality, to reduce the negative impact on pregnancy and the fetus.