OBJECTIVE To investigate Swedish women's level of antenatal fear of childbirth at various gestational ages, and factors associated with intense fear and with preference for cesarean section. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING All antenatal clinics in four geographical areas. SAMPLE Thousand six hundred and thirty-five pregnant women at various gestational ages recruited during Septem...

Introduction:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale (IES) among Japanese women after childbirth. Methods: Self-reported questionnaires were distributed to pregnant women in Kumamoto prefectureconsecutivelyon three occasions: late pregnancy (N = 642)andfive days (N = 416) and one month (N = 226) after delivery. Results:An exploratory fa...

The risk that abortion may be correlated with subsequent mental disorders needs a careful assessment, in order to offer women full information when facing a difficult pregnancy. All research papers published between 1995 and 2011, were examined, to retrieve those assessing any correlation between abortion and subsequent mental problems. A total of 36 studies were retrieved, and six of them were...

METHODS Women were recruited through Trauma and Birth Stress, a charitable trust in New Zealand founded to support women who had experienced birth trauma and to educate healthcare professionals and the general public about PTSD after childbirth. Women were asked to describe in writing their experiences of PTSD after childbirth in as much detail as they wished. 2 women hand wrote and sent their ...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental health disorder. Certain drugs, such as morphine and nitrous oxide gas (N2O), are administered to individuals who just experienced traumatic event (e.g., soldiers, injured civilians). It therefore crucial understand if they incidentally affect PTSD symptom development. Furthermore, observations could pave the way for development of p...

Birth is often viewed as a pathological event, consequently, there has been an increase in literature focusing on predictors, experience and implications of traumatic childbirth childbirth-related posttraumatic stress. However, to fully understand experiences salutogenic perspective required. This enables understanding what facilitates positive besides places women at risk experiencing childbir...

The impact of maternal mental health disorders on women and their children is significant. Stress and psychological problems during pregnancy are associated with preterm labour, poor infant outcomes and greater cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal problems in young children (Glasheen et al., 2010). Similarly, postnatal psychological problems have an adverse impact on the woman, child, and r...