Background Parents of children with critical congenital heart defects (PCCHD s) may be at
high risk for mental health morbidity; however, the literature is not well characterized. Given …

Background Social determinants of health (SDH) can substantially impact health outcomes.
A systematic review, however, has never been conducted on associations of SDH with …

Although the primary responsibility for discussion of sexuality and reproductive issues
should fall to the primary care physician, the cardiologist may have more frequent visits with …

Objective: To inform pediatric critical care practice by examining how mothers and fathers
experience the stress of caring for a young child with congenital heart disease and use …

Background Mothers whose infants are born with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD)
experience stress during their infant's hospitalization in a pediatric cardiac intensive care …

This chapter describes some of the key tasks of parenting and how they relate to children's
well-being. It discusses how aspects of the social and physical environment affect that ways …

Abstract In 2000 and 2002, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched two
initiatives to encourage treatment innovations and research on children with heart disease …

Children with single-ventricle disease experience high mortality and complex care. In other
life-limiting childhood illnesses, paediatric palliative care may mitigate maternal stress. We …

rempel gr, ravindran v., rogers lg & magill‐evans j.(2013) Parenting under pressure: a
grounded theory of parenting young children with life‐threatening congenital heart disease …

Uncertainty exists regarding the degree to which infants with congenitally malformed hearts
are at risk of behavioural disorders in childhood. Data was collected as part of a randomized …