Perceived stress during labor and its association with depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and pain catastrophizing.

ABSTRACT: Perceived stress is a dimension of the maternal stress response, however little data is available on perceived stress levels and its associated psychological risk factors during labor. In this secondary data analysis from a prospective study evaluating epidural regimens, we investigated the potential associations between depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and pain catastrophizing with perceived stress during labor. Healthy nulliparous adult women with term singleton pregnancies requesting for epidural analgesia in early labor were included. Assessments were administered after epidural analgesia and adequate pain relief were achieved. Perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS, high PSS ≥ 16), depressive symptomatology (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS, high EPDS ≥ 10), and pa

SUBMITTER: Tan HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8379208 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature