Effects of posttraumatic stress disorder on pregnancy outcomes

Abstract

Background-The purpose of this study was to determine the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diagnosed prospectively during pregnancy, and the risk of delivering a low birthweight (<2500 grams) or preterm (<37 weeks gestational age) infant.

A pilot study on environmental and behavioral factors related to missed abortion

“…Numbers may not total 100% due to missing data and rounding-off P value is for t test (continuous variables) or chi-square (numeration datas) of algomenorrhea, low birth weight [15], miscarriage [16], and preeclampsia [17]. The positive association between job stress and missed abortion is an important highlight of our study.…”

Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth: current issues and recommendations for future research

“…It is unclear whether a similar proportion of women have PTSD during pregnancy. Cross-sectional studies suggest a similar prevalence of around 3% of women having PTSD during pregnancy [23]. Prospective studies measuring PTSD in pregnancy and considering onset of new cases of PTSD following childbirth are rare.…”

Pregnancy outcomes in Benghazi, Libya, before and during the armed conflict in 2011

“…Even natural disasters can increase maternal stress and increase the rate of preterm births and LBW infants [15]. Whether the adverse outcomes are related to the exposure itself (and as a corollary, the duration of exposure) [2,3,15] or rather from the psychological pathologies that may have subsequently arisen [16] is not clear. In light of the events taking place in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa, with major political changes accompanied by civil instability and armed conflicts, research is needed to gauge the shortand long-term health effects that these incidents induce.…”