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Published in final edited form as: Semin Perinatol. 2022 Dec 31;47(1):151696. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2022.151696

Table 4.

Parent-Specific Questions*.

Characteristic Parents n = 197

Year of diagnosis
Before 2010 31/193 (16%)
2010–2015 49/193 (25%)
2016 and beyond 112/193 (57%)
Child did not survive 33/193 (17%)
Age at death
0–6 months 29/33 (88%)
7–12 months 3/33 (9%)
1–5 years 1/33 (3.0%)
Healthcare costs made access to services difficult
No 105/142 (74%)
Yes 27/142 (19%)
Not sure 10/142 (7.0%)
Health or mental health affected by your child’s long-term complications of NEC
Yes 106/143 (74%)
No 37/103 (26%)
Health effects experienced
Difficulty Sleeping 63/103 (61%)
Increased anxiety 86/103 (83%)
Worry about the future 82/103 (80%)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 81/103 (79%)
Financial stress 44/103 (43%)
Difficulty balancing work-life obligations 51/103 (50%)
Feelings of isolation and despair 54/103 (52%)
Constant high stress and pressure 48/103 (47%)
Depression 50/103 (49%)
High blood pressure 16/103 (16%)
Providers talked about the long-term effects of NEC 38/140 (27%)
Difference in what was told and what was experienced
No 15/38 (39%)
Yes 22/38 (58%)
Not sure 1/38 (2.6%)
*

Values are n/N (%) of questions answered.