Birth-related PTSD symptoms and related factors following preterm childbirth in Turkey

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ID21625659
AuthorsGözde Gökçe İşbir (0000-0003-0101-0641, Mersin Üniversitesi), Figen İnci̇ (0000-0002-9977-4297, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi), Burcu Kömürcü Akik (0000-0001-6051-4941, Ankara University, corresponding author), Wilson Abreu (0000-0002-0847-824X, Universidade do Porto), Gill Thomson (0000-0003-3392-8182, University of Lancashire)
Year2023
Volume42
Issue31
Pages27656-27667
Publication date2023-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12144-022-03805-5
PMID36340892
OpenAlexW4307515244
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited44

Objective : To examine factors associated with birth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women who had preterm birth in their last pregnancy in Turkey. Methods : 304 women were asked to report sociodemographic factors, perinatal factors, birth-related factors, preterm birth/premature infant characteristics, and social support factors and PTSD symptoms. Data were collected using online surveys between November 2020 and February 2021. Hierarchical multiple linear regression was used. Results : The prevalence of birth-related PTSD symptoms following preterm birth was 71.1 % . Older age, the woman being positively affected by her own mother’s birth experience, not having traumatic experience in pregnancy and in the postnatal period, lower stress level after traumatic events experienced during birth, not feeling that their life/physical integrity was at risk during birth, having amniotomy, feeling psychologically well after childbirth, not being negatively affected by witnessing other parents’ happy moments with their babies in friend/family groups, the absence of infant illness and mother’s reporting higher positive interactions with healthcare team were associated with decreased likelihood of birth-related PTSD. Except for age and traumatic event in the postnatal period, all the variables explained 43 % of the variance with a small effect size ( f 2 = 0.04). Stress level after the traumatic events experienced during labor was the strongest predictor of birth-related PTSD symptoms ( β = 0.33). Conclusion : Wellbeing of mother and baby, facilitating interventions at labor, and positive communication with the healthcare team was associated with lower birth-related PTSD symptoms. The study findings highlighted on birth-related PTSD symptoms in mothers of preterm infants in Turkey

Birth trauma · Childbirth · Feeling · Gestational age · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Premature birth · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social support · Traumatic stress · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Pregnancy-related medical research · Psychology

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