Cited by 21Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumPreterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Personality, preterm labor contractions, and psychological consequences

Handelzalts, Jonathan E., Krissi, Haim, Levy, Sigal, Freund, Yael, Carmiel, Naama, Ashwal, Eran, Peled, Yoav·2016·Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Abstract

Purpose Research of psychological factors associated with imminent preterm labor (PTL) is sparse, compared with considerable research of preterm birth. We explored state and trait psychological variables associated with PTL, both pre- and postpartum.Methods During 2012-2014, 56 women hospitalized due to PTL, and 33 pregnant women without PTL, responded during gestational week 20-33, to a demographic questionnaire, the Big-Five Inventory (BFI), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), the Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire, and the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Inventory (MFAS). At 4-6 weeks postpartum, 35 and 23 of the women in the respective groups responded online to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Mother to Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS).Results Compared to women without PTL, women with PTL scored higher on neuroticism, openness to experience, and MFAS (p < 0.01 each), scored lower on consciousness and agreeableness (p < 0.01 each), and showed greater fear of childbirth (p < 0.05). Significant differences were not found in the postpartum variables of EPDS and MIBS. In the PTL group, MFAS (β = 0.36, p < 0.01), but not fear of childbirth (β = 0.08, p = NS), remained higher, after controlling for demographic variables and neuroticism.Conclusions PTL was associated with personality variables, but not with psychological consequences, other than elevated prepartum attachment to the fetus.

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Authors
Handelzalts, J. E., Krissi, H., Levy, S., Freund, Y., Carmiel, N., Ashwal, E., & Peled, Y.
Affiliations
  • Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo (IL)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
Corresponding author
Handelzalts, Jonathan E.
Venue
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Published
2015-09-24
Volume
293
Issue
3
Pages
575-582
ISSN
  • 0003-9128 (ISSN-L)
  • 0932-0067
  • 1432-0711
OpenAlex
W2147192210
Cited by
21
References
40
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FWCI
1.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Keywords
preterm labor, personality traits, Big Five personality traits, neuroticism, maternal-fetal attachment, fear of childbirth, postpartum depression, mother-infant bonding, preterm birth risk factors
MeSH terms
Neuroticism, Adult, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Fear, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Obstetric Labor, Premature, Mothers, Personality, Personality Inventory, Pregnancy, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Depression, Postpartum, Parturition, Delivery, Obstetric, Pregnant People

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