Premature birth: A crisis intervention approach

Abstract

The study of mothers of premature babies allows for the formulation of the specific psychological tasks that make for adaptive or maladaptive coping patterns. In line with a novel theoretical model of crisis denoted as the Perceived Personal Control Model (PPC), a preventive intervention program was implemented by medical caregivers trained in the underlying principles of the PPC model. That model as well as Social Action to facilitate the accomplishment of the adaptive psychological tasks of the target population are discussed.

Biopsychosocial profiles of pregnant women at high or low risk to encounter preterm birth

“…Furthermore, there may be additional detrimental physiological and psychological consequences for the mother and the surviving preterm neonate. For the mother, each preterm birth entails the risk of an additional preterm birth and lowered self-esteem (Caplan, 1960; Caplan, Mason, & Kaplan, 1965;Tadmor & Brandes, 1986). For the neonate, in addition to increasing the risk of mortality, low birthweight also increases the risk of morbidity and long-term sequelae.…”

The Perceived Personal Control Preventive Intervention for a Caesarean Birth Population.

“…The PPC crisis intervention model has been implemented successfully for the following high-risk populations: (a) mothers of premature infants (Tadmor & Brandes, 1986), (b) mothers who encounter neonatal death (Tadmor, 1986), (c) medi-\ cal staff dealing with terminally ill patients (Tadmor, 1987), and (d) children undergoing elective surgery and their parents (Tadmor, Bar-Maor, Birkhan, Shoshany, & Hofman, in press). In this chapter, a n illustrative account of the implementation of the PPC model in the personal interaction and social action domains is discussed with respect to a caesarean birth population.…”