Pre-term delivery, optimism and initial personal growth as predictors of mothers’ long-term personal growth

Taubman–Ben-Ari, Orit; Skvirsky, Vera; Strauss, Tzipora; Morag, Iris

doi:10.1080/02646838.2018.1554245

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“…In the context of transition to parenthood, optimism was proved to be a coping resource for reducing risk for PPD (Evans & Bullock, 2012). Recently, optimism has been studied in the context of mothers of NICU hospitalized preterm babies as a predictor of mothers' personal growth (Taubman‐Ben‐Ari et al., 2019), but as far as we know, the association between optimism and PPD has not been tested among NICU mothers yet.…”

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Optimism as a mediator of the association between social support and peripartum depression among mothers of neonatal intensive care unit hospitalized preterm infants

Kestler–Peleg

Lavenda

2021

Stress and Health

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The birth of a preterm infant and the hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) add extra functional and emotional demands to the typical transition to motherhood. Therefore, the prevalence of peripartum depression (PPD) among preterm mothers is especially high. As optimism was found to be a mediator of the association between social support and depression, the current study aimed to test this mediation in the population of NICU mothers. A sample of 128 Israeli mothers of 214 NICU hospitalized infants filled out self-report questionnaires regarding background variables, social support, optimism, and PPD symptoms. As hypothesized, optimism was found to partially mediate the association between social support and PPD symptoms among mother of preterm infants. The higher the perceived social support reported, the higher maternal optimism reported, and in turn, the lower PPD symptoms reported. In accordance with the Transactional Stress Theory, social support and optimism reflect maternal secondary appraisals that impact the way mothers of preterm infants cope with the challenging situation of a preterm birth and NICU hospitalization. Healthcare professionals should encourage preterm mothers' use of social support to increase optimism and reduce the risk of developing PPD.

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Optimism as a mediator of the association between social support and peripartum depression among mothers of neonatal intensive care unit hospitalized preterm infants

Kestler–Peleg

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2021

Stress and Health

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“…Pregnancy and childbirth are significant life events that are typically viewed as happy. Research as exists reveals that these life-transforming events are complex and may have positive (Taubman-Ben-Ari et al, 2018) but also negative psychological effects. Women can suffer from a range of psychological disturbances during this time (Ayers et al, 2016).…”

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The dynamic course of peripartum depression across pregnancy and childbirth

Dekel

Ein‐Dor

Ruohomäki

et al. 2019

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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Objective. Peripartum depression (PPD) pertaining to depression in pregnancy and postpartum is one of the most common complications around childbirth with enduring adverse effects on mother and child health. Although psychiatric symptoms may improve or worsen over time, relatively little is known about the course of PPD symptoms and possible fluctuations. Methods. We applied a person-centered approach to examine PPD symptom patterns across pregnancy and childbirth. 824 women were assessed at three time points: first trimester (T1), third trimester (T2), and again at eight weeks (T3) postpartum. We assessed PPD symptoms, maternal mental health history, and childbirth variables. Results. Growth mixture modeling (GMM) analysis revealed four discrete PPD symptom trajectory classes including chronic PPD (1.1%), delayed (10.2%), recovered (7.2%), and resilient (81.5%). Delivery complications were associated with chronic PPD but also with the recovered PPD trajectory class. History of mental health disorders was associated with chronic PPD and the delayed PPD class. Conclusion. The findings underscore that significant changes in a woman's depression level can occur across pregnancy and childbirth. While a minority of women experience chronic PDD, for others depression symptoms appear to significantly alleviate over time, suggesting a form of recovery. Our findings support a personalized medicine approach based on the woman's symptom trajectory. Future research is warranted to identify the mechanisms underlying modifications in PPD symptoms severity and those implicated in recovery.

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“…Having children is an important source of meaning and happiness for many women. Furthermore, becoming a mother may lead to discovering new strengths and determining new paths in life 3 . Childbirth is a natural physiological process that initiates a woman's new identity, a normative and predictable event that should be a growth event.…”

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“…Trauma can lead to various mental abnormalities; apart from this negative psychology, trauma may also lead to positive outcomes 3,4 . Research shows that approximately 30%–90% of people who have gone through a traumatic event can experience positive personal growth from those experiences 22,23 .…”

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“…Post‐traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that occurs after a challenging and potentially traumatic life event through personal emotional struggle and reassessment of core beliefs 28 . PTG is a positive psychological change that people experience as a result of adversity and other challenges 3 . Changes in post‐traumatic growth involve three different areas: inter‐personal (in the experience of relationships with others), intra‐personal (in the awareness of self), and philosophical in life 29 .…”

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Bibliometric analysis of post‐traumatic growth after childbirth

Chen

Duan

Zheng

et al. 2023

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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To make a bibliometric analysis on post-traumatic growth (PTG) after childbirth. Methods: The topic advanced search strategy extracted the information from the Web of Science Core Collection. Descriptive statistics were performed using Excel, and bibliometric analysis was performed using VOSviewer. Results: A total of 362 publications were published in 199 journals were obtained in the WoSCC from 1999 to 2022. Postpartum post-traumatic growth is in a trend of fluctuating growth, and the United States (N = 156) and Bar-Ilan University (N = 22) were the top contributing countries and institutions, respectively. Research hotspots mainly focus on theoretical models of PTG, postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a predictor of PTG, facilitators of PTG, and the relationship between mother-infant attachment and PTG. Conclusion:This bibliometric study provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research on PTG after childbirth, an area that has received considerable scholarly attention in recent years. However, research on post-traumatic growth after childbirth is lacking, and further research is needed.

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Pre-term delivery, optimism and initial personal growth as predictors of mothers’ long-term personal growth

Cited by 18 publications

References 53 publications

Optimism as a mediator of the association between social support and peripartum depression among mothers of neonatal intensive care unit hospitalized preterm infants

Optimism as a mediator of the association between social support and peripartum depression among mothers of neonatal intensive care unit hospitalized preterm infants

The dynamic course of peripartum depression across pregnancy and childbirth

Bibliometric analysis of post‐traumatic growth after childbirth

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