Psychological factors in nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: A review

Macy, Christopher; DipPsych,; ABPsS,

doi:10.1080/02646838608408664

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“…Many investiga tors have examined psychological factors in this disorder, but with equivocal results [27], Kitamura et al [15] showed that AD had little association with nausea and vomiting.…”

Section: Obstetric Factors and A Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates of Antenatal Depression: A Review

Kitamura¹,

Shima

Sugawara³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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In contrast to the considerable research on postnatal depression, less attention has been paid to that occurring during pregnancy – antenatal depression (AD). However, recent investigations have studied depression among pregnant women not necessarily requiring psychiatric hospitalization but needing psychological support and help. A controlled study showed that the rate of AD was significantly higher than that of depression among non-pregnant women: the reported incidence varies between 4 and 29%. AD was found to be associated with: (1) obstetric factors (first pregnancy, first delivery, and past history of abortion); (2) early experience (loss of father); (3) personality (high neuroticism score); (4) attitudes towards the present pregnancy (perplexity of the husband); (5) accomodation factors (non-detached housing, and expected crowdedness after birth of the child, and (6) social support (low level of intimacy with the husband). Differential effects of these factors in the development of AD are to be studied in future research, particularly in conjunction with investigation of hormonal variables.

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Section: Obstetric Factors and A Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates of Antenatal Depression: A Review

Kitamura¹,

Shima

Sugawara³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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“…Although hypotheses have been generated to explain interpersonal or intrapsychic events that could lead to hyperemesis gravidarum, the research conducted has not used measures with proven validity and reliability and most studies have introduced a retrospective bias (Macy, 1986). Some research has suggested that women with hyperemesis gravidarum have difficulty in identifying with the maternal role, or present increased ambivalence toward their fetus (Chertok, 1972).…”

Section: An Example Of Psychosomatic Distress During Pregnancy: H Ypementioning

confidence: 98%

“…The psychosomatic determinants of hyperemesis gravidarum have been clinically described for more than a century by both obstetricians and psychiatrists (Hod, Orvieto, Kaplan, Freidman, & Ovadia, 1994;Macy, 1986). It is a distressing condition characterized by intractable nausea and vomiting that occurs mostly during the first trimester of pregnancy and leads to dehydration and weight loss.…”

Section: An Example Of Psychosomatic Distress During Pregnancy: H Ypementioning

confidence: 98%

“…Some research has suggested that women with hyperemesis gravidarum have difficulty in identifying with the maternal role, or present increased ambivalence toward their fetus (Chertok, 1972). Various indexes of psychopathology such as "neuroticisma' were also reported to be elevated (Macy, 1986).…”

Section: An Example Of Psychosomatic Distress During Pregnancy: H Ypementioning

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A transgenerational conceptualization of psychosomatic distress during pregnancy: Implications for infant mental health

St‐André

Twomey

1996

Infant Ment. Health J.

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“…Women used nausea as a way of comparing their pregnancies with those of other women and with their own previous pregnancies. In addition, the five women who reported neither nausea nor food preferences were the only women to say that they did not feel pregnant, suggesting that these changes are seen as normal markers or indicators of pregnancy by Asian as well as non-Asian women (Macy 1986, Wolkind & Zajicek 1981.…”

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Pregnancy and antenatal care: the attitudes and experiences of Asian women

Woollett

Dosanjh-matwala

1990

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Asian women living in the East End of London were interviewed in English or in their own language to assess their attitudes to and experiences of pregnancy and antenatal care and to consider some factors which may influence their experiences, especially their fluency in English. In some respects Asian women's experiences were similar to those of non-Asian women reported in other studies, e.g. similar levels of nausea and lack of tie-up between nausea and negative reactions to pregnancy. However there were also some differences, e.g. Asian women expressed greater concern about the sex of the child and about eating 'cool' foods to counterbalance the hot state of pregnancy. Asian women were good patients: they attended antenatal clinics, read the leaflets provided and about half attended antenatal classes, although some were keener than others to seek information about pregnancy and childbirth and only a quarter bought books or watched videos. Less than half of the women were living in extended families and receiving support from in-laws in the traditional way. Those living in nuclear families received support from friends, neighbours and especially husbands. There were considerable individual differences in women's reactions and experiences. Women who spoke little or no English were less knowledgeable and had lived for a shorter time in the UK than women who were fluent in English. Leaflets in languages women can read and link workers at clinics helped some women.

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Psychological factors in nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: A review

Cited by 9 publications

References 56 publications

Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates of Antenatal Depression: A Review

Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates of Antenatal Depression: A Review

A transgenerational conceptualization of psychosomatic distress during pregnancy: Implications for infant mental health

Pregnancy and antenatal care: the attitudes and experiences of Asian women

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