Social Emotional Factors Increase Risk of Postpartum Depression in Mothers of Preterm Infants

To examine the association of maternal mental health, perceptions of readiness at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge, and social risk factors with depressive symptoms 1 month postdischarge in mothers of early (<32 weeks), moderate (32-33 weeks), and late (34-36 weeks) preterm infants. A secondary objective was to compare depressive symptoms among mothers in all preterm groups.Mothers (n = 734) of preterm infants cared for >5 days in...