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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Midori Matsushima, Hiroyuki Yamada, Naoki Kondo, Yuki Arakawa, Takahiro Tabuchi
Summary: The decision to delay pregnancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the well-being of married women, leading to increased loneliness, severe psychological distress, and suicidal thoughts. These negative consequences were more pronounced in 2021 compared to 2020. These findings highlight the importance of addressing the mental health impact of pregnancy decisions during the pandemic.
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Psychiatry
Frederieke A. J. Gigase, Lianne P. Hulsbosch, Elien De Caluwe, Victor J. M. Pop, Myrthe G. B. M. Boekhorst
Summary: Pregnant women may experience pregnancy-specific distress, which can have negative effects on maternal, pregnancy, and child outcomes. This study developed and evaluated a revised scale to accurately identify pregnant women at risk of pregnancy-specific distress. The revised scale showed good reliability and validity, making it a robust screening tool.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Alistair J. Souch, Ian R. Jones, Katherine H. M. Shelton, Cerith S. Waters
Summary: Maternal childhood maltreatment (MCM) is associated with difficulties in maternal and infant emotional regulation and disturbances in the mother-infant relationship. Emotional and sexual abuse, as subtypes of MCM, are consistently associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Future research should explore the biological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying these associations.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shahnaz Barat, Azita Ghanbarpour, Seyyedeh Mahboubeh Mirtabar, Farzan Kheirkhah, Zahra Basirat, Hoda Shirafkan, Angela Hamidia, Faezeh Khorshidian, Davood Hosseini Talari, Zeynab Pahlavan, Sedigheh Esmaelzadeh, Zinatosadat Buzari, Mahtab Zeynalzadeh, Shahla Yazdani Charati, Fatemeh Shafizade, Mahsima Adnani, Fatemeh Amirkhanloo, Maedeh Mollaalipour, Atieh Chale Kani, Mania Amiri, Razieh Khazaei, Seyedeh Shabnam Mehdinia, Fatemeh Basirat, Simin Asadollahi, Asieh Khodami, Alireza Azizi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Nooshin Fatery, Shirin Shahrokhi, Banafshe Zarinkamar, Sajedeh Aligoltabar, Mahbobeh Faramarzi
Summary: This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of psychological distress during pregnancy and postpartum in an Iranian population. The results showed that the prevalence of psychological distress was 19% during pregnancy and 15% during postpartum. High-risk pregnancy, gestational age less than 20 weeks, and residing in urban areas were identified as the main risk factors for psychological distress.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yubo Zhou, Shaohua Yin, Qing Sheng, Jing Yang, Jianmeng Liu, Hongtian Li, Pengbo Yuan, Yangyu Zhao
Summary: The relationship between maternal age and pregnancy outcomes is nonlinear, and delayed childbirth is associated with increased risks of adverse outcomes. Nulliparous women are more susceptible to these risks compared to multiparous women.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yao-Sheng Wang, Wen-Hsin Cheng, I-Lun Chen, Hsin-Chun Huang
Summary: This study examined the impact of COVID-19 prevention measures on maternal psychological distress. The results showed that postpartum stress increased for all mothers, with the stress associated with COVID-19 pandemic being more significant than the stress associated with neonates' hospitalization.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
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Demography
Wei-hsin Yu, Hope Xu Yan
Summary: The age of the mother at childbirth has varying effects on youth outcomes depending on their early childhood behavioral disposition. Older mothers are associated with improved educational and psychological outcomes for youth with an insecure temperament, while maternal age hardly matters for children with a secure disposition.
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Nursing
Kelly B. Smith, Bozena Zdaniuk, Smruthi O. Ramachandran, Lori A. Brotto
Summary: This study examined changes in pain symptoms from pregnancy to postpartum among women with vulvodynia, as well as the relationship between pain anxiety, fear of childbirth, and anxiety and depressive symptoms. The results showed that pregnant women with vulvodynia experienced improvements in vulvar pain symptoms in the postpartum period, but the changes in pain intensity were clinically minimal. The mode of birth may play a role in symptom trajectory.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jennifer E. Khoury, Lauren Giles, Hargun Kaur, Dylan Johnson, Andrea Gonzalez, Leslie Atkinson
Summary: Pregnancy and the early postpartum period are high-stress periods that can have long-term implications for maternal and child health. Research has shown an association between maternal psychological distress and cortisol levels. Factors such as pregnancy status, timing of measurements, and geographic location can moderate this association.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jurate Aleknaviciute, Tavia E. Evans, Elif Aribas, Merel W. de Vries, Eric A. P. Steegers, Mohammad Arfan Ikram, Henning Tiemeier, Maryam Kavousi, Meike W. Vernooij, Steven A. Kushner
Summary: The peripartum period is the highest risk interval for the onset or exacerbation of psychiatric illness in women's lives. Research has found that pregnancy and childbirth lead to long-term changes in brain structure, including a larger global gray matter volume.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Zohar Berman, Freya Thiel, Gabriella A. Dishy, Sabrina J. Chan, Sharon Dekel
Summary: Most postpartum women experience psychological growth, especially those who face stress during childbirth;Maternal attachment and childbirth experience significantly influence psychological growth;Post-birth factors play a crucial role in ensuring psychological growth in the first months following birth.
ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ozra Barooj-Kiakalaee, Seyed-Hamzeh Hosseini, Reza-Ali Mohammadpour-Tahmtan, Monirolsadate Hosseini-Tabaghdehi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Zahra Esmaeili-Douki, Zohreh Shahhosseini
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between paternal postpartum depression and maternal prenatal and postpartum depression, as well as marital satisfaction. The results showed that maternal prenatal and postpartum depression, as well as paternal prenatal depression, were associated with paternal postpartum depression. Additionally, marital satisfaction had a direct and indirect relationship with paternal postpartum depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lydia Gabriela Speyer, Hildigunnur Anna Hall, Anastasia Ushakova, Aja Louise Murray, Michelle Luciano, Bonnie Auyeung
Summary: The study found that lower levels of happiness about the pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, infection during pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum, baby in special care, not being white, being from a more deprived area, lower income, and history of depression or anxiety were associated with increased postnatal psychological distress. These results suggest that a holistic approach is important in assessing the risk of developing postnatal psychological distress.
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ya-Hui Chang, Yu-Wen Chien, Chiung-Hsin Chang, Ping-Ling Chen, Tsung-Hsueh Lu, I-Lin Hsu, Chung-Yi Li
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal exposure to motor vehicle crashes during pregnancy and the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. The results showed that offspring exposed to maternal MVCs during pregnancy had a higher risk of birth defects, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms linking maternal exposure to MVCs and birth defects.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Nadia Kamel, Rachida El Boullani, Yahia Cherrah
Summary: Southern Morocco, especially the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, has a rich diversity of plant species. Pregnant women in this region have a high prevalence of using medicinal plants during pregnancy and childbirth for various purposes, with pain, induction and facilitation of childbirth, flu syndrome, and anemia being the most common reasons. The use of medicinal plants is significantly associated with education level and pregnancy monitoring.