摘要：Abstract This article investigates the psychological and emotional functioning of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) subjected to heart surgery and their caregivers (mothers). We analyze the role of a mother's depression and anxiety levels in the infant's psychological and emotional functioning and development. Infants aged 2-12 months with CHD undergoing cardiac surgery and their mothers were enrolled. We have revealed a general emotional ill-being of the mothers examined. We have found a delay in psychosocial and physical development of infants with CHD subjected to heart surgery. The higher level of the mothers’ depression significantly correlated with a bigger delay in the psychological development of the infants with CHD subjected to heart surgery.
关键词：infants with congenital heart decease;depression;psychological development
