Canada Pharmacy Talks about Stressed Parents with Premature Babies

According to a new study supported by a Canada pharmacy when parents of very small premature babies are stressed or depressed, their kids are more likely to cultivate behavioral problems by age 3. 

"The psychological well-being of both parents is a significant contributor on the behavioral and emotional development of preterm children," said study lead author Dr. Mira Huhtala, a researcher at Turku University Hospital in Finland. As such, generic Celexa can help parents overcome depression. 

"Preemies endure a great deal of stress in the neonatal intensive care unit," noted Dr. Deborah Campbell, director of neonatology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. "While it's not clear exactly how that stress might affect a baby," Campbell said "it may cause changes in the developing brain." She said that "preemies also have smaller brain volumes on average, and overall they're just not as developed as they should be." 

"At the same time, their parents are incredibly stressed and less resilient. The premature birth of their child may lead to lowered expectations, and they may be overly fearful, which may limit the child's opportunities for normal development," she noted. "If parents are depressed or feeling a sense of loss, they may not engage or connect with the child as well," said Campbell. Then, to buy Celexa may be necessary at such point. 

"It's difficult to know how much of behavior is from underlying biology and how much is the influence of the family," she said. 

"The more symptoms of poor psychological well-being (depressive symptoms, parenting stress, or weak sense of coherence) the mothers or fathers experienced, the more behavioral problems their children developed as reported by the parents," Huhtala said. "The study showed that not only the psychological well-being of the mothers but also that of the fathers contributes to the behavioral problems of preterm children." 

"Still, aggressive behaviors and attention problems tended to be more related to the mother's psychological well-being," Huhtala added. "This may be because fathers find it easier to tolerate these kinds of behaviors," she suggested. 

Huhtala recommended that "parents seek out psychosocial support if they have trouble coping after having a preterm baby." 

"It's important to seek support. If you don't have a family member or friend that you feel you can talk to, talk to your doctor or your child's doctor." She said "it may be harder for men, but it's important to seek help. Many parents who've had a very premature infant basically have post-traumatic stress disorder, and they have to deal with feelings of guilt, and they need to grieve the loss of the life they had imagined for their child." 

"The issue of prematurity is often a lifelong process," Campbell said. "Parents may think they've gotten over the worst of it when they get their baby home, but then the child may have problems when school starts. For each issue that comes up, parents have to grieve again," she said. 

In humans preterm birth (Latin: partus praetemporaneus or partus praematurus) refers to the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age. The cause for preterm birth is in many situations elusive and unknown; many factors appear to be associated with the development of preterm birth, making the reduction of preterm birth a challenging proposition.