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Possible relationship between general and pregnancy-related anxiety during the first half of pregnancy and the birth process: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The rate of interventions during childbirth has increased dramatically during the last decades. Maternal anxiety might play a role in the progress of the labour process and interventions during labour. This study aimed to identify associations between anxiety in the first half of pregnancy and the birth process, including any interventions required during labour. In addition, differences in the associations by parity and ethnicity were explored.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Primary care midwifery practices and secondary/tertiary care obstetric practices in Amsterdam, participating in the multiethnic ABCD (Amsterdam Born Children and their Development) study (participation rate 96%; response 8266/12?373 (67%)).

Participants

Included were women with singletons, alive at labour start, with a gestational age ?24 weeks (n=6443).

Independent variable

General anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory state) and pregnancy-related anxiety (Pregnancy-Related Anxieties Questionnaire (PRAQ)) were self-reported in the first half of pregnancy.

Outcomes

Associations between both forms of anxiety and several indicators of the birth process were analysed. Subgroup analyses were performed for parity and ethnicity.

Results

The prevalence of high general anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score ?43) and pregnancy-related anxiety (PRAQ score ?P90) were 30.9% and 11.0%, respectively. After adjustment, in nulliparae, both general anxiety and pregnancy-related anxiety were associated with pain relief and/or sedation (OR for general anxiety 1.23; 95%?CI 1.02 to 1.48; OR for pregnancy-related anxiety 1.45; 95%?CI 1.14 to 1.85). In multiparae, general anxiety was associated with induction of labour (OR 1.53; 95%?CI 1.16 to 2.03) and pregnancy-related anxiety was associated with primary caesarean section (OR 1.66; 95%?CI 1.02 to 2.70). Associations were largely similar for all ethnicities.

Conclusions

High levels of general and pregnancy-related anxiety in early pregnancy contribute modestly to more interventions during the birth process with similar associations between ethnic groups, but with some differences between nulliparae and multiparae.

SUBMITTER: Koelewijn JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623367 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Possible relationship between general and pregnancy-related anxiety during the first half of pregnancy and the birth process: a prospective cohort study.

Koelewijn Johanna Maria JM Sluijs Anne Marie AM Vrijkotte Tanja G M TGM

BMJ open 20170509 5

<h4>Objectives</h4>The rate of interventions during childbirth has increased dramatically during the last decades. Maternal anxiety might play a role in the progress of the labour process and interventions during labour. This study aimed to identify associations between anxiety in the first half of pregnancy and the birth process, including any interventions required during labour. In addition, differences in the associations by parity and ethnicity were explored.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohor ...[more]

PMID: 28490549

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Possible relationship between general and pregnancy-related anxiety during the first half of pregnancy and the birth process: a prospective cohort study.

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Design

Setting

Participants

Independent variable

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Results

Conclusions

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Possible relationship between general and pregnancy-related anxiety during the first half of pregnancy and the birth process: a prospective cohort study.

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