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Despite their prevalence, these conditions are generally neither recognized nor treated due to the constraints of time and concerns about the social acceptability of screening.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To study stress, postpartum depression, and anxiety in mothers of neonates admitted to the NICU.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One hundred forty consecutive mothers having preterm and low birth weight neonates in the NICU were taken for the study as cases and an equal number of mothers of full-term neonates matched for age and socioeconomic status (SES), were recruited as controls with their informed consent. Subjects were assessed with the Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptom Scale (PSS), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mothers of preterm neonates in NICU had significantly higher scores on the ASDS, PSS, EPDS, and PASS compared to controls. There was a significant association of ASDS and PSS scores with younger age, higher education, middle SES, joint family, urban residence, unplanned pregnancy, and male child. There was a significant association of the EPDS scores with lower SES, low education, unemployment, and male child. 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