Hair cortisol levels, psychological stress and psychopathological symptoms prior to instrumental deliveries.

CONCLUSIONS: Maternal psychological status could have an impact on delivery, since women who had an instrumental delivery presented more psychopathology symptoms in the third trimester. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH: The psychological assessment and treatment of pregnant women could play a key role in enhancing maternal mental health and preventing the processes and outcomes associated with poor psychological status. PMID: 31254963 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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