Boztepe, HandanCinar, SevilOzgur, Fatma FigenNursing2024-07-052024-07-052020151055-66561545-156910.1177/10556656198985922-s2.0-85078296911https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665619898592https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/3055Çınar Özbay, Sevil/0000-0002-9281-1614Objective: To explore parenting stress and factors affecting the mothers of infants with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in Turkey. Design and Participants: The study compared mothers of infants born with CL/P (n = 90) with mothers of healthy infants (n = 90). Mothers completed the data collection form, the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results: Mothers of infants born with CL/P had higher mean parenting stress scores than the control mothers. A significant negative relationship was found between social support and parenting stress for mothers of infants born with CL/P but was not related for control mothers. Among mothers with an infant with CL/P, the mean parenting stress scores were higher for mothers preoperatively than mothers responding postoperatively. Among mothers with an infant with a cleft, higher stress was found for diagnosis after birth, not breastfeeding, feeding difficulties, lack of fathers' support, perceived difficult infant temperament, blame, anger, and concern for the future. Conclusion: Parenting stress was higher and social support was lower for mothers of infants with a cleft. Treatment teams can design interventions aimed at factors related to stress, such as addressing feeding issues, teaching coping skills, and linking to social support.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesscleft lipcleft palateinfantparenting stresspaediatric nursingArticleQ4Q2576753761WOS:00053593890001231950852