The influence of planned kinds of delivery on pregnant women's emotional state

To evaluate if labour induction and elective caesarean section could influence anxiety and depression in pregnant women. One hundred and sixteen consecutive pregnant women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancy at term, scheduled for these two obstetric procedures were enrolled. An anonymous questio...

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Published inThe journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine Vol. 25; no. 7; p. 1188
Main Authors Giacobbe, Annamaria, Maggio Savasta, Laura, De Dominici, Rosanna, De Vivo, Antonio, Giacobbe, Valentina, Grasso, Roberta, Triolo, Onofrio, Mancuso, Alfredo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.2012
Subjects
Adult
Anxiety - epidemiology
Appointments and Schedules
Cesarean Section - psychology
Depression - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Labor, Induced - psychology
Pregnancy
Italy
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Summary:To evaluate if labour induction and elective caesarean section could influence anxiety and depression in pregnant women. One hundred and sixteen consecutive pregnant women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancy at term, scheduled for these two obstetric procedures were enrolled. An anonymous questionnaire with two self-rating instruments STAI and HAM-A for anxiety and HAM-D for depression was administered. Anxiety levels did not show significant differences while a light depressive mood was evidenced among pregnant women waiting for labour induction (p = 0.01). An adequate psychological support could be considered a helpful tool for pregnant women scheduled for labour induction.
ISSN:1476-4954
DOI:10.3109/14767058.2011.600794