Parental role alteration strongly influences depressive symptoms in mothers of preoperative infants with congenital heart disease

Mothers of infants with congenital heart disease are at risk for depression.This study explored the influence on maternal depressive symptoms of several known factors for mothers in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, including perceived stressors, attachment, and anxiety.This study was a secondary analysis of 30 mothers of infants awaiting cardiac surgery. Linear regressions were calculated to determine the relationships between...