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dc.contributor.author | Madhavanprabhakaran, G. K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kumar, K. A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ramasubramaniam, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Akintola, A. A. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-11T13:52:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-11T13:52:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2315-568x | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1214 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Pregnancy-specific anxiety is a key predictor of unfavorable labour outcomes; very few studies have explored pregnancy-specific anxiety as opposed to general anxiety. To determine the prevalence of pregnancy-specific anxiety across the three trimesters of pregnancy and postnatal period and to relate anxiety with labour outcomes. With ethical approval, a prospective cohort study was conducted among 500 low risk pregnant women of 18-35 years, in Kerala-India from 2004 - 2005. Anxiety measured using State Trait Anxiety Inventory and Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Inventory and labour outcomes noted. A U-pattern display of pregnancy specific anxiety was reported across trimesters of pregnancy with highest anxiety among nulliparous childbearing women (M=134.40). Unfavorable labour outcomes such as prolonged labour, preterm labour, low birth weight and unplanned caesarean sections were associated with high pregnancy - specific anxiety. The findings suggest that pregnancy anxiety is a core predictor of many adverse labour outcomes. A routine screening of pregnancy anxiety needs to be integrated into prenatal care. Specific interventions to minimize adverse labour outcomes could be a future research area. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Journal of Research in Nursing and Midwifery (JRNM) | en_US |
dc.subject | Prenatal Care | en_US |
dc.subject | Anxiety | en_US |
dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Pregnancy Outcome | en_US |
dc.subject | Pregnancy anxiety | en_US |
dc.title | EFFECTS OF PREGNANCY RELATED ANXIETY ON LABOUR OUTCOMES: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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