Postnatal Outcomes of the Traumatic Childbirth Perception: An Analysis of the Traumatic Childbirth Perception with Pregnancy Avoidance and Mental Health Outcomes

Authors : Esra GÜNEY, Esra KARATAS OKYAY, Tuba UCAR

Pages : 518-525

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Publication Date : 2022-09-22

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Aim: Several postpartum outcomes of traumatic birth perception have been identified. However, the postpartum results could not be clarified. The study aims were to describe and compare the pregnancy avoidance and mental health outcomes in the women with and without traumatic childbirth perception and to infer which factors may influence the traumatic childbirth perception. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted with 1109 women who were in the 6-12 months of the postnatal period. The Scale of Traumatic Childbirth Perception insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(STCP);, the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DAP); Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 were used in the collection of research data. In the study, the women with a moderate or higher level of traumatic childbirth perception insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(53 points or above); were categorized as ‘childbirth perception traumatic’. Results: In the study, 74.8% of the women obtained 53 points or above from the STCP. It was found that, of the women with traumatic childbirth perception, 46.4% exhibited depressive symptoms, 54.5% experienced anxiety, 41.1% had stress, and the mean of their DAP scores was 2.13±0.96. Women with traumatic birth perception were higher in avoiding depression, anxiety, stress and pregnancy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. The logistic regression analysis showed that that the variables of being below the age of 30 years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR=0.543);, primiparity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR=0.459);, having depressive symptoms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR=2.627);, having anxiety insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR=1.752);, and pregnancy avoidance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR=1.701); were significant risk factors for traumatic childbirth perception. Conclusion: It has been found that the perception of traumatic birth can lead to psychological problems and pregnancy avoidance in women.
Keywords : Anxiety, childbirth perception, depression, pregnancy avoidance, stress, trauma