Perceived Social Support and Stress among Pregnant Women at Health Centers of Iran- Tabriz

Iranzad, Ilnaz; Bani, Sarang; Hasanpour, Shirin; Mohammadalizadeh, Sakineh; Mirghafourvand, Mozhgan

doi:10.5681/jcs.2014.031

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“…Receiving less social support during pregnancy as a strong predictor of perceived stress is also in line with the results of a systematic review (Fisher et al, 2012) and our previous study in Tabriz (Iranzad et al, 2014) and shows the importance of providing adequate social support during pregnancy. Non-human (Wittig et al, 2016) and humans models (Ditzen & Heinrichs, 2014) that have studied the effect of social support on stress have shown that receiving supportive behaviours from others helps to regulate hypothalamicpituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and reduce cortisol secreted by the adrenal glands, and so leading to stress reduction (Ditzen & Heinrichs, 2014;Wittig et al, 2016).…”

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“…The stress mean score in our study was remarkably higher than the score of pregnant women referred to health centres in two studies conducted in the same city (Tabriz). The mean stress score in one of the previous studies using the same scale was 28.7 (Iranzad et al, 2014), and in the other study using the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) was 30.2 (Effati-Daryani et al, 2018) from attainable range score of 0-100. Also in this study, the frequency of women with high stress was higher than that in our previous study (42% versus.…”

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“…We found no study on prevalence of stress among women with threatened preterm labour. In our previous study in the study setting (Tabriz-Iran) on the general pregnant women, prevalence of moderate-to-very severe stress were 15% in the second trimester and 21% in the third trimester (Iranzad et al, 2014). Stress during pregnancy is associated with strong and long-term effects on the health of the woman and infant.…”

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Perceived stress and its predictors in women with threatened preterm labour: A cross‐sectional study

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Mohammad‐Alizadeh‐Charandabi

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Threatened preterm labour is defined as regular uterine contractions in the absence of cervical change or ruptured membranes that is occurred after the gestation of viability and before 37 completed weeks of gestation (Hezelgrave & Shennan, 2017). It is the most common cause of hospitalization during pregnancy (Bacak et al., 2005). There are limited studies on incidence of threatened preterm labour. In a prospective cohort study in the United States, the incidence of first-time hospitalization for threatened preterm labour was 9% and of whom 38% resulted in preterm birth in the first episode (McPheeters et al., 2005).

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Perceived stress and its predictors in women with threatened preterm labour: A cross‐sectional study

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Abbasalizadeh

Mohammad‐Alizadeh‐Charandabi

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“…In turn, Çiler Eren et al [ 67 ] observed that a diagnosis of COVID-19 in a pregnant family resulted in high scores in all cases, yet had no effect on the overall scores for depression, stress and anxiety. Nevertheless, there are many studies which show that pregnant women were exposed to stressful situations before the pandemic was announced [ 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 ]. Low socioeconomic status, lack of support from family, violence from partners and obstetric factors including unplanned pregnancy have been identified as socio-demographic factors having significant impacts on negative mental health changes in pregnant women [ 73 ].…”

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Levels of Physical Activity in the Last Trimester, Life Satisfaction and Perceived Stress in Late Pregnancy and in the Early Puerperium

Kołomańska-Bogucka

Micek

Mazur-Biały

2022

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Background: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the levels of physical activity during the third trimester of pregnancy, life satisfaction and stress in women in late pregnancy and early postpartum. Methods: The study was conducted among 740 patients of maternity wards in Cracow hospitals on days 1–8 postpartum. Patients who were surveyed before the pandemic (December 2019–March 2020) were included in the prepandemic group (PPan: n = 252). The second group of women (COVID 1 group, Cov1: n = 262) was examined in the early stages of the pandemic (May–September 2020). In turn, participants who were surveyed during the population vaccination campaign (June–September 2021) were qualified to the COVID 2 group (Cov2: n = 226). The research tools used were the original questionnaire in addition to standardized questionnaires assessing physical activity in the last trimester of pregnancy (the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire); previous life satisfaction (the Satisfaction with Life Scale); and stress levels during the last month (the Perceived Stress Scale). Results: During the pandemic, women reduced the level of energy spent on total physical activity; nevertheless, statistically significant differences were found only between the PPan and Cov2 groups (p = 0.001). At the early stages of the pandemic, patients significantly reduced mobility activities (Cov1 vs. PPan: p < 0.001; Cov1 vs. Cov2: p = 0.007), while late in the pandemic they spent less energy on household activities (Cov2 vs. PPan: p = 0.002, Cov2 vs. Cov1: p = 0.002). There were no differences in the levels of stress and life satisfaction. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the level of physical activity; however, it did not change levels of perceived stress and life satisfaction in women in late-stage pregnancy and in the early puerperium.

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“…Paramaribo is the smallest district in terms of land area, 182 km 2 , but has the largest population in Suriname (240,924). Compared to Nickerie, with a land area of 5,353 km 2 and a population of 34,233, the population density of Paramaribo (1323.8/km 2 ) is more than 200 times greater than Nickerie (6.4/km 2 ) [ 34 ]. Reports of the Ministry of Justice and Police, Department of Crime Information, also indicate that crime rates in Paramaribo (116.7/1000) in 2018 were 4 times higher than in Nickerie (28.5/1000) [ 33 ].…”

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Sociodemographic Influences on Perceived Stress during Pregnancy: Results from the CCREOH Environmental Epidemiologic Study, Suriname

Koendjbiharie

Hindori-Mohangoo

Zijlmans

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Screening for prenatal stress is not routine in Suriname, despite its significant impact on maternal and newborn health. This study assessed the prevalence of high perceived prenatal stress and its sociodemographic predictors in three geographic areas in Suriname. In this cross-sectional study, data from 1190 participants of the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health cohort study were analyzed. Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale was completed during pregnancy to ascertain high perceived stress (cut-off score 20). The association between maternal sociodemographic factors and high perceived stress was examined using the chi-square test and logistic regression models; 27.5% of all participants had high perceived stress with statistically significant lower rates in Nickerie (18.8%) compared with Paramaribo (29.8%; p = 0.001) and the Interior (28.6%; p = 0.019). Maternal sociodemographic factors moderated the difference between the Interior and Nickerie. Participants from Paramaribo had statistically significant higher odds of high perceived stress compared to those from Nickerie, independent of their age and educational level (adjusted OR = 1.94; 95% confidence interval 1.32–2.86). Perceived stress during pregnancy is predicted by sociodemographic factors. These findings identified target groups for interventions in Suriname. Policy makers should consider integrating perceived stress assessment as a routine part of prenatal care.

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Perceived Social Support and Stress among Pregnant Women at Health Centers of Iran- Tabriz

Cited by 22 publications

References 31 publications

Perceived stress and its predictors in women with threatened preterm labour: A cross‐sectional study

Perceived stress and its predictors in women with threatened preterm labour: A cross‐sectional study

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Levels of Physical Activity in the Last Trimester, Life Satisfaction and Perceived Stress in Late Pregnancy and in the Early Puerperium

Sociodemographic Influences on Perceived Stress during Pregnancy: Results from the CCREOH Environmental Epidemiologic Study, Suriname

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