New mothers and their babies: attachment in the face of maternal life‐threatening illness

McFadyen, Anne

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“…The majority of intervention programs reported were developed for school-age children, mostly in the latency stage, and a smaller number (see Table 2) included younger children. No study reported interventions for enhancing the psychological well-being of infants or toddlers with parents who are ill. As noted in earlier studies (Dale & Altschuler, 1999; Romer et al, 2002), the psychological needs of very young children of somatically ill parents have been considerably neglected in the literature, as they have been among health professionals and even by parents themselves (see, e.g., McFadyen, 1999).…”

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Mental health support for children of parents with somatic illness: A review of the theory and intervention concepts.

Diareme¹,

Tsiantis²,

Romer³

et al. 2007

Families, Systems, & Health

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This article presents an overview of published studies on interventions with children and adolescents living with a parent who has a chronic somatic illness, organized according to type of intervention, children's age, stage of parental illness, and the goals, techniques, theoretical basis, duration, evaluation, and outcome of the intervention. Issues concerning children's psychological response to parental illness are addressed. Useful clinical guidelines are presented, including the promotion of illness-related knowledge and coping skills in children and the selection of treatment goals and intervention techniques according to the child's developmental needs, the family needs, and the stage of parental illness. The need for interventions for very young children and for evidence-based intervention studies is discussed.Keywords: child and family intervention, children of parents with illness, group intervention, child psychotherapy 1 This review used articles and books retrieved from various sources, including the MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CANCERLIT databases for the years 1984 to 2004. In the database search, the terms children and family were combined with ill parents, disabled parents, intervention, chronic disease, and several illness names, such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.

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Mental health support for children of parents with somatic illness: A review of the theory and intervention concepts.

Diareme¹,

Tsiantis²,

Romer³

et al. 2007

Families, Systems, & Health

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“…Results of such studies may adversely reinforce negative social attitudes toward “geriatric” mothers (age >35) and be detrimental to their self-image and maternal bond to their newborn. McFadyen 18 reported that maternal life-threatening illness negatively affects attachment to newborns, among new mothers. Numerous studies that showed significant association were also small in terms of sample size and possibly subject to random error.…”

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Does the Sex of the Firstborn Child Affect the Breast Cancer Risk and Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Over 1 Million Cases

Thalib¹,

Doi²,

Daher‐Nashif³

et al. 2022

Balkan Med J

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Background: Reports on the risk and prognosis of breast cancer in relation to the sex of a child have been conflicting. Since medical sciences play an important role in informing sociocultural understandings of health and illness, evidence-based studies have the potential to foster or counter stigma and shape social attitudes toward a newborn’s sex. Aims: To pool all available evidence to provide the highest level of evidence on the association between the sex of the first child and breast cancer risk or prognosis. Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analyses. Methods: A comprehensive search using three databases was conducted from inception until May 2020. Titles and abstracts of all papers identified were independently screened by two authors. Data extraction and quality assessment were also performed independently by two researchers. The breast cancer risk was quantified using the odds ratio, and the prognosis (i.e., mortality) was measured using the risk ratio. Results: In the meta-analysis, 11 studies with more than 1 million participants were included. The pooled estimate from the five studies on risk and the six studies on prognosis were odds ratio 0.99 (95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.03) and risk ratio 1.00 (95% confidence interval, 0.80-1.26), respectively. Conclusion: When we pooled all available evidence, the sex of the firstborn child was neither associated with risk nor prognosis in breast cancer. Clinically, our findings are reassuring and important, especially in light of previous studies that recommended differential treatment and counseling based on the sex of the first child. Socially, our findings challenge conventional social stereotypes that regard male children as biologically superior to female children.

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“…Many programs have been developed and researched to help individuals with cancer cope with the psychosocial issues that go along with the disease (Meyer & Mark, 1999; Niemelä, Hakko, & Räsänen, 2010). The children of individuals who have cancer have not received similar attention from the health and research communities (McFayden, 1999; Romer, Barkmann, Schulte-Markwort, & Riedesser, 2002). In fact, they are considered the “lost group” when families are dealing with life-threatening illnesses like cancer (Niemelä et al, 2010) even though they too are in need of support.…”

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On Belay

Tucker

Sugerman

Zelov

2013

Journal of Experiential Education

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Focus groups with youth and their parents were used in this research study to better understand the impact of the On Belay Program, an adventure-based support group for youth whose parents have cancer. Results demonstrated that challenge course programs reduce isolation in youth by creating a caring community and normalizing the cancer experience. Results also showed the importance of providing a place where the youth, not the parent or the parent's illness, is the focus. Finally, the feelings of strength and empowerment gained from successfully accomplishing the physical challenges faced in the program were also applied to challenges faced at home.

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New mothers and their babies: attachment in the face of maternal life‐threatening illness

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Mental health support for children of parents with somatic illness: A review of the theory and intervention concepts.

Mental health support for children of parents with somatic illness: A review of the theory and intervention concepts.

Does the Sex of the Firstborn Child Affect the Breast Cancer Risk and Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Over 1 Million Cases

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