also found a significant decrease in
maternal PTS symptoms in mothers receiving a three-to-four week
intervention administered once or twice a week for 45–55 minutes
per session (6 sessions) compared to mothers in the control group
who received one 45-minute information session on NICU policies,
procedures, and environment and information on parenting the
premature infant. The intervention components included psychoeducation on PTSD and common parental feelings/thoughts about the NICU, cognitive restructuring to aid in recognition and challenging erroneous and maladaptive cognitions, progressive muscle relaxation for anxiety reduction, and development and processing of the mother’s trauma narrative.
However, a faster decreasing rate in PTS symptoms was also associated with less education and lower household incomes regardless of the intervention