01619nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001800042653001300060653002200073653001300095653002200108653001600130653001100146100002600157700001800183700001700201700002400218700003100242245008500273856006600358300001000424490000700434520089800441022001401339       2017                            d  cjanbElsevier10aEmotions10aNegative emotions10aNeonates10aPositive emotions10aPrematurity10aStress1 aJuan Ignacio Capafons1 aOmaira Darias1 aPedro Prieto1 aCarmen Dolores Sosa1 aGloria Lastenia Hernández00aPerceived stress and positive and negative emotions in parents of preterm babies  uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1134793717300222  a27-310 v233 aThe arrival of a new-born baby drastically changes the parents’ lives. Several authors have reached the conclusion that this vital event can even lead to a post-traumatic stress disorder. This fact is especially relevant when it comes to correctly coping with this situation. The role played by the emotions involved in this process as well as the stress suffered by parents experiencing such a change are recognized by previous studies. In this paper, we carried out a comparative study between the emotions and stressful situations experienced by preterm and term babies’ progenitors. The results show how the group of parents of preterm babies is more affected by stress and negative emotions. In this sense, the spectrum widens to an almost unprecedented relevant field in psychological research that allows us to see how the parents of premature children experience this circumstance.  a1134-7937