Mode of delivery and short-term maternal mental health : A follow-up study in the Danish National Birth Cohort

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OBJECTIVE: To estimate associations between mode of delivery and maternal mental health 6 months postpartum.

METHODS: Follow-up of mothers in the Danish National Birth Cohort. Symptoms of anxiety, depression or stress were self-reported at gestational week 30 and 6 months postpartum. Mode of delivery was categorized as spontaneous vaginal birth, instrumental vaginal birth, planned cesarean section and emergency cesarean section. Multiple linear and logistic regression models were used to compute differences and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between delivery mode and mental health indicators adjusted for mental health before and during pregnancy.

RESULTS: Among 54 474 mothers, mental health indicators improved from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum for all delivery modes. Improvement was smallest in mothers with emergency cesarean section. Thus, compared to women with a spontaneous vaginal birth, women with emergency cesarean section more frequently reported symptoms of anxiety (OR 1.11; 0.98-1.24), depression (OR 1.25; 1.09-1.43) and stress (OR 1.14; 1.01-1.29) 6 months postpartum, and women with planned cesarean section more frequently reported symptoms of anxiety (OR 1.15; 1.01-1.29).

CONCLUSION: Mental health improved from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum regardless of delivery mode. Mothers with emergency cesarean section experienced more symptoms of emotional distress 6 months postpartum.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:159

Enthalten in:

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - 159(2022), 2 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 457-465

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Skov, Stina Kruse [VerfasserIn]
Hjorth, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Kirkegaard, Helene [VerfasserIn]
Olsen, Jørn [VerfasserIn]
Nohr, Ellen Aagaard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cesarean section
Delivery
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Mental health
Mothers
Obstetrics
Parturition
Psychological distress

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.10.2022

Date Revised 11.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ijgo.14155

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337439389