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The Mental Health Implications of Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries (OBPI) on Parents Cover

The Mental Health Implications of Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries (OBPI) on Parents

Open Access
|Nov 2023

Figures & Tables

Comparison of PTSD rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of mothers of children in a full-term nursery_

NPTSD Event RateDifference (95% CI)P-Value
OBPI2441.7%36.4% (14.3% to 58.5%)0.004
Full-term Nursery195.3%

Comparison of PTSD rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of children in a neonatal intensive care unit and mothers of children in a full-term nursery_

NPTSD Event RateDifference (95% CI)P-Value
OBPI2441.7 %−1.2% (−32.3% to 29.4%)1.0000
NICU1442.8 %

Patient Demographics_

VariableOBPI (n=24)NICU (n=14)FTN (n=19)P-Value
Age of child at time of screening, Median (IQR)27 (1–45)1 (0.1.25)0 (0–0)0.0017*
Ethnicity, n (%) 0.5103
African-American17 (70.8)10 (71.4)12 (63.2)
White4 (16.7)4 (28.6)6 (31.6)
Other3 (12.5)-1 (5.3)
Recently witnessed violence [None], n(%)12 (100.0)11 (84.6)18 (100.0)0.0889
Support available [Yes], n(%)7 (58.3)8 (61.5)13 (72.2)0.7169
Drug use [None], n(%)11 (91.7)12 (92.3)9 (50.0)0.4686
Married [Yes], n(%)5 (41.7)5 (38.4)2 (28.6)0.5882
Education Level, n(%) 0.8141
Less than High School--1 (5.6)
High School4 (33.3)4 (30.8)7 (38.9)
Some College4 (33.3)3 (23.1)5 (27.8)
College Degree4 (33.3)4 (30.8)3 (16.7)
Graduate School-2 (15.4)2 (11.1)
Employed, n(%) 0.3499
Full-time6 (50.0)4 (30.8)11 (61.1)
Part-time1 (8.3)2 (15.4)-
Not working5 (41.7)7 (53.8)7 (38.9)
PCL score, mean (SD)31.0 (13.1)31.8 (17.7)21.0 (5.05)0.0191*
PHQ-9 score, mean (SD)7.5 (7.6)8.5 (7.5)2.2 (3.0)0.0105*

Comparison of depression rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of children in a neonatal intensive care unit and mothers of children in a full-term nursery_

NDepression Event RateDifference (95% CI)P-Value
OBPI1414.3 %−1.1% (−29.1% to 26.6%)1.0000
NICU1315.4 %

Comparison of depression rates in mothers after obstetric brachial plexus injury to mothers of children in a full-term nursery_

NDepression Event RateDifference (95% CI)P-Value
OBPI1414.3%14.3% (−7.2% to 35.2%)0.1723
Full-term Nursery190.0%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-23-00024 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
Language: English
Page range: 217 - 221
Submitted on: Feb 20, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 3, 2023
Published on: Nov 22, 2023
Published by: Institute of Mother and Child
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Catherine Miller, Karan Dua, Nathan N. O’Hara, Catherine C. May, Joshua M. Abzug, published by Institute of Mother and Child
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