Publications by authors named "E M Padilla-Munoz"
Objective: Adverse situations can affect the mental health and support of pregnant women and their partners, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting confinement periods. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the protective factors in the mental health of pregnant women and their partners, as well as the interrelationships of these factors, in an adverse situation, through the assessment of resilience, perceived support, anxiety, depression and stress.
Methods: The sample consisted of 38 women with no pregnancy risk and 25 partners evaluated between gestation weeks 24 and 31.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the effects of a High-Risk Pregnancy and Baby Parenting program, enhanced with two mHealth resources, on both prenatal and postnatal outcomes.
- Results show that mothers in the program experienced lower depression and higher resilience, while fathers also showed improved resilience.
- Infants benefited from the program, demonstrating positive developments in cognitive, language, and motor skills, highlighting the potential benefits of integrating mHealth technology for better accessibility.
Studies of intervention programs that aim to improve the emotional state of parents of children admitted to the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are scarce in Spain. The aims of this single-arm pilot study are to get to know the emotional profile of parents of high-risk preterm newborns, and to explore parents' patterns of emotional well-being before and after a psychological program called the Parental Empowerment Program, to increase parental readiness levels. The sample was made up of 100 parents (50 couples) who participated in the program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: There is insufficient evidence on the intellectual and attentional profile of adolescents born prematurely.
Aim: to identify maladjustment in intellectual and attention skills at the beginning of secondary school.
Method: 69 premature 12-year-old adolescents were evaluated with the WISC, d2 Test of Attention, and Test of Perception of Differences-Revised (CARAS-R).
Background: In the last decades, the birth of premature babies has increased, it is important to know the impact of certain variables, especially in the most vulnerable groups.
Purpose: To analyse the relationship of gestational age (GA), weight and sex of the children, as well as the educational level and age of the parents with the cognitive, motor and language development of a group of very preterm births, assessed at 36 months.
Design And Methods: The research followed a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional design.