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      The development of preterm infants from low socio-economic status families: The combined effects of melatonin, autonomic nervous system maturation and psychosocial factors (ProMote): A study protocol

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          Preterm births constitute a major public health issue and a chronic, cross-generational condition globally. Psychological and biological factors interact in a way that women from low socio-economic status (SES) are disproportionally affected by preterm delivery and at increased risk for the development of perinatal mental health problems. Low SES constitutes one of the most evident contributors to poor neurodevelopment of preterm infants. Maternal perinatal mental health disorders have persistent effects on behavioral and physiological functioning throughout the lifespan and may even be evident across generations. The overall objective of the proposed longitudinal, multi-disciplinary and multi-method study is to compare the association of psychosocial (maternal mental health, intersubjectivity, attachment, family functioning, dyadic coping and perceived social support), and biological factors (melatonin and heart rate variability) with preterm infants’ development at 9 months (corrected age), between low and high SES families. We will collect data from preterm neonates (<37 weeks gestational age) hospitalized in the Department of Neonatology/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Heraklion, Greece, and their mothers. Data collection of psychosocial and biological factors will be carried out at birth, and at the corrected age of 6 and 9 months, while preterm infants’ cognitive and social development will be assessed at 9 months corrected age. The findings of this study may highlight the need for early interventions for new mothers coming from low SES in order to promote their preterm infants’ optimal early neurodevelopment and for community-evidence-based prevention efforts to restrict the cycle of health inequities and intergenerational mental disorders.

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                PLoS One
                PLoS One
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                PLOS ONE
                Public Library of Science (San Francisco, CA USA )
                1932-6203
                10 January 2025
                2025
                : 20
                : 1
                : e0316520
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Child Development and Education Unit, Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
                [2 ] Department of Neonatology/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
                [3 ] Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
                [4 ] Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
                [5 ] Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
                [6 ] Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
                [7 ] Department of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania, Crete, Greece
                PLOS: Public Library of Science, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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                Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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                Article
                PONE-D-24-44280
                10.1371/journal.pone.0316520
                11723634
                39792923
                fd166c25-ce91-4f70-bb6f-236f7f38c090
                © 2025 Kokkinaki et al

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                : 8 December 2024
                : 11 December 2024
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                Funding
                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013209, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation;
                Award ID: 15730
                Award Recipient :
                The research project entitled: The Development of Preterm Infants from Low SES Families: The Combined Effects of Melatonin, Autonomic Nervous System Maturation and Psychosocial Factors (ProMote), is implemented in the framework of Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I) call “Basic research Financing (Horizontal support of all Sciences)” under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” funded by the European Union –NextGenerationEU (H.F.R.I. Project Number: 15730).
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