Premature birth аnd stress

Abstract

The level of postnatal depression indicators in accordance with the Edinburgh scale in pregnant and postpartum women was studied and analyzed. Our study has proven an increase in the level of premature births and the premature babies, and operative deliveries in the group with a high level of postpartum depression. It was recommended to manage high-risk pregnancies using psychological counseling to prevent possible complications. The aim - to study and analyze the level of postpartum depression in pregnant women using the Edinburg Scale. Materials and methods. 75 pregnant women aged 17 – 47 y. o. have been under examination. In the groups under observation the questionnaires were analyzed. The level of stress at the beginning of pregnancy and at childbirth, characteristics of their course, the condition of newborns have been established. The standard Statistica information processing systems were used. The women under examination were divided into 3 groups according to the stress level: with no stress, with moderate compensated stress and with symptoms of severe stress. Results. Analysisoftheobtainedindicators in the studiedgroups of pregnant women found that with increasing stress levels, there was an increase in premature births, placental dysfunction, operative deliveries, and the use of EDA.Analysis of age-related indicators showedthat inpatients with high rates of postpartum depression, childbirth ended prematurely, and this indicator did not depend on the age of the women. When analyzing indicators by category of child maturity, it was found that extremelypremature children were born to women with high levels of postpartum depression.

Вивчено та проаналізовано рівень показників післяпологової депресії за Едінбургською шкалою у вагітних та жінок в післяпологовому періоді. В дослідженні доведено збільшення рівня передчасних пологів, народження вкрай недоношених малюків, оперативних розроджень в групі жінок з високим рівнем післяродової депресії. Запропановано ведення вагітних із підвищеним рівнем стресу с залученням психоемоційної підтримки та психологічного консультування з метою профілактики можливих ускладнень.