Anxiety and Preterm Birth

Relaxation Exercises During Pregnancy: What are the Benefits for Mothers and Babies?

A significant number of women experience anxiety symptoms during pregnancy, with nearly 10% of women meeting criteria for generalized anxiety disorder. Even more women suffer from milder anxiety symptoms or what some refer to as [...]

By |2014-07-30T14:59:57-04:00August 11th, 2014|Alternative & Complementary, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy, Treatment|Comments Off on Relaxation Exercises During Pregnancy: What are the Benefits for Mothers and Babies?

Anxiety and PTSD Associated with Preterm Birth

A recent study followed 29 mothers who gave birth to 35 premature children born before the 33rd week of pregnancy. The women were assessed within 2 weeks postpartum (T0), 2 weeks after hospitalization (T1), 6 months post-term (T2), and 18 months post-term (T3). The Impact of Event Scale (IES), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-X1) were used to assess maternal mental health outcomes.

By |2015-07-09T11:46:05-04:00August 4th, 2014|Anxiety Disorders, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Prevalence & Risk Factors, PTSD and Stress Related Disorders|Comments Off on Anxiety and PTSD Associated with Preterm Birth
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