Maternal and Paternal Well-Being During Nasoalveolar Molding and Primary Surgery Periods

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the anxiety and depression of both the father and mother of an infant with cleft lip and palate (CLP) before, during and after nasoalveolar molding (NAM) therapy and before and after the lip surgery. Subjects and Method: Forty mothers (age range: 18–36; mean ± SD: 23.6 ± 4.51) and 40 fathers (age range: 19–40; mean ± SD: 26.9 ± 4.69) of infants with CLP were asked to answer the 21-item Beck Depression as well as Anxiety Inventory (BDI and BAI) at 1 week after birth and before any intervention (T1), after impression taking (T2), after 2 months of NAM (T3), immediate before primary surgery (T4) and approximately 1 month of recovery after surgery (T5). Results: Maternal and paternal depression levels between T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 showed significant differences (P 
Source: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: Clinical Studies Source Type: research