Anxiety and coping strategies of pregnant women and infant development in the context of prenatal ultrasound diagnostics

Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
Karl Heinz Brisch

Abstract

Ultrasound is a widespread non-invasive method of prenatal diagnosis. The detection of fetal abnormalities can provoke anxiety, which needs coping. Anxiety and the coping process of pregnant women with different risk conditions for fetal abnormality were studied in a longitudinal design and compared with a non-risk control group of women with healthy uncomplicated pregnancies. The level of anxiety and the coping strategies of women (N = 664) during the second trimester were assessed with questionnaires. Data were collected at three points in time: immediately before the ultrasound scanning for fetal malformation, 5-6 and 10-12 weeks after the prenatal ultrasound examination. Questionnaires were also used to collect information about sociodemographic data, pregnancy data and personality. The level of anxiety showed a correlation with the coping strategies. The analysis of the coping strategies of women with high-risk pregnancies (n = 497) and as well of these with no-risk conditions in the control group (n = 167) revealed three different factors of coping: Factor I: positive emotional attitude/distance, Factor II: negative emotional attitude/disapproval and Factor II: active coping. At all three points in time, Factor I correlat...Continue Reading

References

Jan 22, 1998·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica·B Sjögren, P Thomassen
Jun 4, 2002·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·Thomas G O'ConnorVivette Glover
Aug 23, 2003·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·K H BrischH Kächele

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.