Assessment of mental health issues in pregnant women with fetal complications: Relation to attachment and anxiety

Abstract

Purpose: Pregnancy period is important for all women. The aim of this study was to evaluate mental status, antenatal depression, attachment, and anxiety in pregnant women with fetal complications.Design and Methods: Mothers who had been diagnosed with fetal complications during pregnancy were interviewed after the delivery of their babies. Findings:The results showed that anxiety and depression scores were significantly higher in the mothers who had received psychiatric support treatment. Maternal attachment scores were found low, depression scores were found high in mothers of children with congenital anomalies. Conclusion:According to the results of the study, a maternal attachment was low and depression was high in mothers with congenital anomalies.Practice Implications: Possible psychological problems after birth can be prevented by psychotherapeutic nursing interventions during pregnancy to pregnant women who have babies with fetal anomalies.

Psychosocial intervention programme based on the needs of women undergoing termination of pregnancy for foetal anomalies: A modified Delphi study

“…This framework extensively outlined the cognitive appraisal, emotional reaction, and behavioural reaction of the women in four periods (denial period, confirmation period, decision‐making period and recovery period), from the first day of the prenatal diagnosis up to 3 months after termination of pregnancy. Also, the framework has been confirmed and cited by other researches (Keskin et al., 2022; Qian et al., 2020). Due to the dynamic nature of women's cognition, emotion and behaviour, the intervention strategies provided needed to be tailored accordingly.…”