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Mental health problems common in women with fear of childbirth: Mental health of women with fear of childbirth

Rouhe, H, Salmela-Aro, K, Gissler, M, Halmesmäki, E, Saisto, T·2011·BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02967.x
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether women with fear of childbirth have more mental health problems than women of childbearing age in general. DESIGN: Register-based retrospective study. SETTING: The maternity clinic of Helsinki University Central Hospital. POPULATION: In all, 2405 women referred for consultation because of fear of childbirth during 1996-2002 and 4676 comparable control women. METHODS: Data were linked to the Medical Birth Register, the Hospital Discharge Register and the Drug Reimbursement Register 5-12 years before and after the initial childbirth (during 1990-2008). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of psychiatric care as evidenced by the use of psychotropic medication, and episodes of either psychiatric inpatient or outpatient care in women with fear of childbirth compared with nonfearful controls. RESULTS: Women with fear of childbirth had significantly more often had psychiatric care (54.0% versus 33.6%, P < 0.001) during the study period. Fearful and nonfearful women differed from each other (P < 0.001) regarding psychiatric inpatient care (7.2% versus 3.6%), outpatient care (19.0% versus 9.8%) and the use of psychotropic medication (51.3% versus 31.3%). Mood and anxiety disorders were the most common psychiatric diagnoses in both groups. The major predictors for a need for psychiatric care after the initial childbirth were previous psychiatric care (adjusted odds ratio 4.5; 95% CI 4.0-5.1) and fear of childbirth (adjusted odds ratio 1.9; 95%CI 1.7-2.1). CONCLUSIONS: A remarkable mental morbidity was seen among women of childbearing age. Mental health problems were twice as common among women with a fear of childbirth as in nonfearful controls. Clinical practice on how to evaluate and treat women fearing childbirth should be developed.

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Authors
Rouhe, H., Salmela-Aro, K., Gissler, M., Halmesmäki, E., & Saisto, T.
Affiliations
  • Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Corresponding author
Rouhe, H
ORCID
Venue
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-04-13
Volume
118
Issue
9
Pages
1104-1111
ISSN
  • 0306-5456 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-0328
DOI
10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02967.x
OpenAlex
W2161058314
Cited by
159
References
33
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FWCI
8.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1 (tdm, 1602 d)
Locations
  • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Yrjö Jahnssonin Säätiö
  • Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
fear of childbirth, mental illness, psychiatric nursing, psychotropic drugs, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, women of reproductive age, perinatal mental health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Analgesia, Mental Disorders, Cesarean Section, Fear, Female, Finland, Humans, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Psychotropic Drugs, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Case-Control Studies, Parturition, Labor Pain, Young Adult

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