The effect of personality traits of pregnants and their ways of coping with stress on the fear of childbirth

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AimThis study was conducted to determine the effects of demographic and obstetric variables with body image on sexual dysfunction in pregnant women.BackgroundSexual dysfunction is frequent in pregnant women. To what extent body image plays a role is incompletely understood.MethodsIn the research, a cross‐sectional and comparative study was conducted. A personal information form, body image scale, and female sexual function index were applied to 472 pregnant women. Descriptive statistics, the Student t‐test, the χ2 test, and logistic regression analysis were employed for evaluating the data.ResultsSexual dysfunction was found in 54.7%. The frequency of sexual dysfunction in the first trimester was lower. In addition, factors like the place of residence of the pregnant women and number of pregnancies were found to be related to sexual dysfunction in pregnant women. Each unit decrease in body image score resulted in women being 0.98 times more likely to experience sexual dysfunction.ConclusionIt was determined that approximately one in two pregnant women experienced sexual dysfunction, and body image, place of residence, trimester of the pregnancy, and number of pregnancies were important factors affecting sexual function.

Background: Adverse childhood experiences are a factor that may cause physical illness and deterioration of lifelong well-being in addition to many mental and psychiatric problems in the future. It is important to question and treat them. Objective: This study examined the effects of adverse childhood experiences on pregnancy-related anxiety and acceptance of motherhood role. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 536 pregnant women. The data were collected using the “Personal Information Form”, the “Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACEQ)”, the “Acceptance of Motherhood Role (AoMR)” subscale of the “Prenatal Self Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ)” and the “Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Question- naire–Revised 2 (PRAQ-R2)”. Results: It was found that those with high levels of negative childhood experience had higher levels of anxiety in pregnancy and lower acceptance of maternal role than the other groups (p<0.05). Additionally, a one-unit change in the AoMR score led to a 0.23-unit decrease in the ACEQ score, whereas a one-unit change in the PRAQ-R2 score led to a 0.57-unit increase in the ACEQ score (p<0.001). Conclusion: Adverse childhood events increase pregnancy-related anxiety and negatively affect acceptance of motherhood role. Keywords: Adverse childhood events; anxiety; motherhood role; pregnancy.

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