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Expecting the uncertain: The applicability of the intolerance of uncertainty model on fear of childbirth
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2023 Dec;44(1):2243648. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2243648.ABSTRACTA considerable number of pregnant women experience fear of childbirth (FOC), characterized by worries and fear of the unpredictable. Despite this, the psychological processes in FOC have received notably little attention. The aim of this study was to advance the understanding by exploring the applicability of the Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) model on FOC. Anonymous data was collected in a sample of pregnant women (N = 357) with varying levels of FOC. Analyses supported the associations between FOC and all proposed psychologic...
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology - August 18, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: I K Flink J Engstr öm S Vastam äki L Vixner L Engman Source Type: research

Impact of the trait anxiety during pregnancy on birth weight: an observational cohort study
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2023 Dec;44(1):2241631. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2241631.ABSTRACTTo explore the effects of antenatal anxiety on fetal growth an observational cohort study was performed, including a cohort of 204 women with singleton pregnancies during the strict lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Psychosocial factors, maternal demographics, obstetric outcomes, social support (Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, MOS-SSS), and symptoms of anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAIs and STAIt) and depression (Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, EPDS) were studied as potential predictors o...
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology - August 7, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Miguel Sandonis Joaqu ín Temprado Alina Hern ández-Fleury Gemma Parram ón-Puig Mar ía Emilia Dip Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga Nerea Maiz Elena Carreras Maia Brik Source Type: research

Life-time experience of violence as a risk factor for symptomatic endometriosis
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2023 Dec;44(1):2240007. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2240007.ABSTRACTThe aim of this questionnaire study is to investigate the impact of life-time experiences of violence on the course and severity of endometriosis at a University Endometriosis Center. It also explores women's attitudes toward medical screening for violence. The questionnaire covered demographic data, medical data, information involving possible experiences of psychological, physical, sexual, and intimate partner violence as well as violence screening in medical care. Questionnaires of 118 participants were analyzed. 41/118 women...
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology - July 26, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Maren Goeckenjan Jasmina Veta-Darkowski Magdalena Gabrys Franziska Mickan Pauline Wimberger Noemi Ehrenfeld-Lenkiewicz Source Type: research