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Fear of childbirth postpartum and its correlation with post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life among women with birth complications - a cross-sectional study
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- Grundström, Hanna (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för omvårdnad och reproduktiv hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten,Institutionen för biomedicinska och kliniska vetenskaper,Region Östergötland, Kvinnokliniken ViN
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- Malmquist, Anna (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Psykologi,Filosofiska fakulteten
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- Ivarsson, Alice (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för hälsa, medicin och vård,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Torbjörnsson, Elin (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för hälsa, medicin och vård,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Walz, Malin (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för hälsa, medicin och vård,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Nieminen, Katri (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för barns och kvinnors hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Kvinnokliniken ViN
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- 2022-03-01
- 2022
- English.
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In: Archives of Women's Mental Health. - Wien : Springer. - 1434-1816 .- 1435-1102. ; 25:2, s. 485-491
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Abstract
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- The primary aim of the study was to analyze differences in post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and quality of life (QoL) between women with and without severe fear of childbirth postpartum (PP FOC). The secondary aims were to analyze the correlation between PP FOC and PTSS, and PP FOC and QoL, in women undergoing complicated childbirth. This cross-sectional study was conducted in South-East Sweden. Women aged >= 18 years who had undergone complicated childbirth (i.e., acute or emergency cesarean section, vacuum extraction, child in need of neonatal care, manual placenta removal, sphincter rupture, shoulder dystocia, or hemorrhage >= 1000 ml) were invited. Seventy-six women answered demographic questions and three validated instruments measuring PP FOC, PTSS, and QoL. The study population was divided into two sub groups: severe PP FOC or no severe PP FOC. Statistical analyses were conducted using Mann-Whitney U-test, chi-square test or Fishers exact test, and Spearmans rank-order correlation. Severe PP FOC was reported by 29% of the women, and 18% reported PTSS indicating post-traumatic stress disorder. Women with severe PP FOC reported significantly higher levels of PTSS, and significantly lower QoL in five dimensions: physical role functioning, emotional role functioning, energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, and social functioning. There was a positive significant correlation between level of PP FOC and PTSS. There were also significant negative correlations between level of PP FOC and most of the QoL dimensions. In conclusion, almost one-third of the women with complicated childbirth reported severe PP FOC, and almost one-fifth reported PTSS indicating post-traumatic stress disorder. PP FOC correlated with PTSS and deteriorated QoL.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Fear of childbirth; Quality of life; Post-traumatic stress symptoms; PTSS; Complicated childbirth; PTSD
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