Factors in early pregnancy predicting pregnancy-related pain in the second and third trimester.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain during pregnancy affects women's well-being, causes worry and is a risk factor for the child and the mother during labor. The aim was to investigate the relative importance of an extensive set of pregnancy-related physiological symptoms and psychosocial factors assessed in the first trimester compared with the occurrence of pregnancy-related pain symptoms later in the pregnancy.

Material and methods

Included were all women who booked an appointment for a first prenatal visit in one of 125 randomly selected general practitioner practices in Eastern Denmark from April 2015 to August 2016. These women answered an electronic questionnaire containing questions on the occurrence of five pregnancy-related pain symptoms: back pain, leg cramps, pelvic cavity pain, p

SUBMITTER: Ertmann RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10541159 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature