scholarly journals Consistency of MMP8 Levels and Psychosocial Stress in Pregnant Women

2022 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. S182
Author(s):  
Tiffany A. Moore ◽  
Andrea McCubbin ◽  
Kristin B. Ashford
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress

scholarly journals Genesis of Preeclampsia: An Epidemiological Approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Salvador-Moysén ◽  
Yolanda Martínez-López ◽  
José M. Ramírez-Aranda ◽  
Marisela Aguilar-Durán ◽  
Alberto Terrones-González
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Explanatory Model ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Placental Perfusion ◽  
Interdisciplinary Perspective ◽  
Epidemiological Approach

There are analyzed some of the main aspects related to the causality of preeclampsia, privileging two types of models: the clinic model and the epidemiologic model, first one represented by the hypothesis of the reduced placental perfusion and the second one considering the epidemiologic findings related to the high levels of psychosocial stress and its association with preeclampsia. It is reasoned out the relevance of raising the causality of the disease from an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating the valuable information generated from both types, clinical and epidemiologic, and finally a tentative explanatory model of preeclampsia is proposed, the subclinical and sociocultural aspects that predispose and trigger the disease are emphasized making aspects to stand out: the importance of reduced placental perfusion as an indicator of individual risk, and the high levels of physiological stress, as a result of the unfavorable conditions of the psychosocial surroundings (indicator of population risk) of the pregnant women.

scholarly journals Association between Psychosocial Stress and Fecal Microbiota in Pregnant Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hechler ◽  
K. Borewicz ◽  
R. Beijers ◽  
E. Saccenti ◽  
M. Riksen-Walraven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Fecal Microbiota

scholarly journals ANALYSIS FACTORS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS IN PREGNANCY

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Elizabet Catherine Jusuf
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Level ◽  
Emotional Condition ◽  
In Pregnancy ◽  
Stress Influence

The Pregnancy period begins from conception until birth. It is hard to figure out if the pregnancy will get any problem. The process will involve emotional, physical and social alteration in the family. Until now,the maternal emotional condition, psychosocial stress are rarely to watch over by medical practisioners meanwhile at some study said that maternal psychosocial stress influence the outcome of baby. The aim of this study to analyze some factors that is associated to psychosocial stress in pregnancy women. This was a cross-sectional study of collected by using questionaires, were comprised of 11 questions using likert-scales, then using bivariat analysis by t-test and chi square to evaluate the sample characteristic at teaching hospital Hasanuddin University in 2015. There are 158 pregnant woman,  shows who are in the age of 26,25 ± 6,319, suffer from stress, who are in their gestasional age of 30,63 ± 9,164 weeks will be going through the high level of stress. The age of pregnant women and their gestasional age in this study do not influence significantly toward psychosocial stress. Social economic factors such as level of education, occupation, and parity influence the pregnant women psychosocial stress level.

scholarly journals MATERNAL PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND LABOR DYSTOCIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 1334-1338
Author(s):  
Svitlana I. Zhuk ◽  
Oksana D. Shchurevska
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Uterine Contractions ◽  
Labor Dystocia ◽  
Individual Perception ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
Chronic Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Mandatory Standard ◽  
High Level

The aim: to study the possible role of psychosocial stressors in the emergence of anomalies of childbirth, as well as to examine their nature using the example of pregnant women who have been forcefully displaced from Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. Materials and methods: 115 internally displaced pregnant women from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, were surveyed. All women underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological examination of their psycho-emotional status via interviews, questioning, and psychological testing (Spielberg-Haning’s Situational and Personal Anxiety Scale). The following analysis of the childbirth process’ nature was conducted. Results: The prevalence of high level of situational and personal anxiety by the Spielberg-Haning’s test were determined in the internally displaced women. This indicates a high level of social anxiety (stress) in these pregnant women. Labours in women in this group can be characterized by 3 main features: rapid (precipitated) labour with high levels of obstetric traumatism (tear of perineum) and labour medicalization (EDA). The characteristics described above are due to such labour activity anomalies as hypertensive uterine dysfunction – the cases when the speed and strength of uterine contractions significantly exceed the normative parameters. The reasons for the high level of pain in labour in displaced women could be objective and subjective factors: excessive nociceptor irritation due to cervical-uterine dysfunction and impaired individual perception of pain. Conclusions: Chronic psychosocial stress has an impact on labour activity in displaced women. A mandatory standard for managing such pregnancy is psychological counselling and correction of the identified disorders.

Lifetime Psychosocial Stress Exposure Associated with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine Caplan ◽  
Lauren S. Keenan-Devlin ◽  
Alexa Freedman ◽  
William Grobman ◽  
Pathik D. Wadhwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Gestational Hypertension ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Chronic Hypertension ◽  
Stress Exposure ◽  
Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy ◽  
Hypertensive Disorders ◽  
Increased Risk

Objective Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) complicate 5 to 10% of all pregnancies and are a major cause of pregnancy-related morbidity. Exposure to psychosocial stress has been associated with systemic inflammation and adverse birth outcomes in pregnant women. Thus, it is probable that psychosocial stress and inflammation play a role in the development of HDP. The primary objective of this analysis was to determine if a woman's lifetime psychosocial stress exposure was associated with an increased risk of HDP. Additionally, we examined whether serum inflammation was an underlying biological mediator for this relationship. Study Design A multisite prospective study was conducted in a sociodemographically diverse cohort of 647 pregnant women. At a study visit between 12 and 206/7 weeks' gestation, maternal psychosocial stress was assessed with six validated assessments and inflammation was measured via log-transformed serum concentrations of interferon-γ, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-13, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-α. A composite stress score was calculated for each participant from the six stress assessments. The diagnosis of HDP was abstracted from the medical record and was defined as the presence of gestational hypertension after 20 weeks of pregnancy and/or preeclampsia. The association between composite stress and HDP was determined using binary logistic regression. Inflammation, using the six inflammatory biomarkers, was tested as a potential mediator between stress and HDP. Results Participants with higher composite stress scores were more likely to develop HDP (odds ratio [OR]: 1.50, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.06–2.12). When adjusted for known risk modifiers, including maternal age, race/ethnicity, parity, pre-pregnancy body mass index, diabetes, chronic hypertension, and smoking during pregnancy, the risk remained unchanged (OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.03–2.20). No mediation effect by inflammation was observed. Conclusion Independent of known risk factors, women exposed to greater composite stress burden across the life course are at increased risk of developing HDP. Key Points

scholarly journals Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of "Pregnancy Experience Scale" for Brazilian pregnant

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucilene Ferreira ◽  
Gabriela Marini ◽  
Angélica Lima Amaral ◽  
Thais Caroline dos Santos ◽  
Marta Helena Souza de Conti
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Scale Reliability ◽  
Maternal And Infant Health ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Health Objective

Abstract Introduction: The analysis of maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy can be an important intervention tool for maternal and infant health. Objective: To translate, culturally adapt and validate the Pregnancy Experience Scale - Brief Version - into Brazilian Portuguese for Brazilian pregnant women. Method: The scale was carried out according to the guidelines recommended by Beaton and his collaborators. Data were collected between January and September of 2016, in hospitals, basic health units, and community. In total, 206 pregnant women with an average age of 25.01 ± 6.44 years and gestational age of 25.5 ± 8.72 pregnancy weeks answered the scale for the process of psychometric analysis and validation. Results: The results indicated a two-dimensional model of the scale with two factors: Positive Experiences and Negative Experiences. The reliability was established through Cronbach’s Alpha Test (α > 0.70). The value found for the positive experiences factor was appropriate, α = 0.77. The same happened to the Negative Experiences factor, α = 0.80. These values provide evidence of the scale reliability. The convergent and concurrent validity of the instrument was established. Conclusion: The result of the psychometric study of the scale pointed out that the Pregnancy Experience Scale is an important intervention tool for the health care of mother and newborn, besides being a useful instrument to assess the experience of the women with the pregnancy, especially, the level of psychosocial stress, contributing to broaden the research in this area and subsidize support strategies for this population and women’s health policies.

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