A5069249524- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Family Support in Illness
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Infant Health and Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Regional Development and Management Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Psychology of Development and Education
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Educational Challenges and Innovations
Catholic University of Croatia
2015-2025
Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče
2016
Mercy University Hospital
2013-2015
Sisters of Charity Hospital
2013-2014
Previous fi ndings on peripartum anxiety are inconsistent in respect to the prevalence and course of with comorbidity depression.Our aim was threefold: (1) examine elevated during pregnancy, immediately after childbirth, six weeks postpartum; (2) establish postpartum depression (PPD); (3) predictors 6 postpartum.A sample women (N=272) who were below cut-off score for clinical pregnancy assessed third trimester then 2 days postpartum.Questionnaires anxiety, specifi c distress, stress, coping...
Peripartum depression (PPD) is a major disorder (MDD) episode with onset during pregnancy or within four weeks after childbirth, as defined in DSM-5. However, research suggests that PPD may be distinct diagnosis. The goal of this study was to summarize the similarities and differences between MDD by synthesizing current on diagnosis concerning different clinical features give directions for improving practice. To lay groundwork narrative review, several databases were searched using general...
The demographic characteristics, maternal parity and personal traits of pregnant women have been frequently studied predictors fear childbirth (FOC). aim this study was to examine the role variables, expected pain level, trait anxiety sensitivity in FOC among nulliparous multiparous last trimester pregnancy.Two-hundred completed a booklet with questionnaires including Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ), Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), State - Trait Inventory (STAI)...
This cross-sectional study aimed to examine changes in some aspects of sexuality (sexual desire, frequency, and satisfaction) expecting fathers determine predictors sexual satisfaction. Men whose partners were the third trimester pregnancy participated (N = 105). Findings demonstrate that a majority men experienced decrease frequency activity during their partner's pregnancy. However, desire was by less than participants. Even though there satisfaction almost half men, participants generally...
City Birth Trauma Scale is a recently developed scale specifically designed for evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth based on the DSM-5 criteria (Ayers, Wright, & Thornton, 2018). Previous studies showed two-factor structure PTSD symptoms in postpartum women; however, more complex models were not tested. This study aimed to validate Croatian version and determine latent factor PTSD.In cross-sectional study, 603 women completed online questionnaires...
Mother-infant bonding is the early emotional connection between mother and infant. It affected by some aspects of maternal mental health, infant temperament, quality a couple's relationship.This research aimed to determine associations mother's postnatal depression anxiety symptoms, relationship with mother-infant bonding.This cross-sectional study was conducted on sample 241 Croatian mothers infants aged one month year (Mage = 6.34 months). The psychological instruments used in this were:...
This cross-sectional study examined the role of maternal body image and self-consciousness in sexual satisfaction intercourse frequency during pregnancy when controlling for with partnership. Pregnant women their third trimester (N = 150) participated study. Body was measured by Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS) Image Self-Consciousness (BISC), while relationship different subscales Perceived Quality Marital Relationship (PQMR) Scale. Sexual also one PQMR (Intimate Relationship). The behavior...
Background: There is a lack of studies that examine the complex relationship between parental mental health, sensitivity and responsiveness, parent-infant bonding. This study aimed to test whether responsiveness were mediators postpartum health (depression, anxiety, stress) bonding in mothers fathers. Method: Mothers ( n = 427) fathers 170) infants aged up 1-year-old participated an online study. The parents completed questionnaires on depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS),...
Abstract Background Selective reporting of results from only well-performing cut-offs leads to biased estimates accuracy in primary studies questionnaire-based screening tools and meta-analyses that synthesize results. Individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA) sensitivity specificity at each cut-off via bivariate random-effects models (BREMs) can overcome this problem. However, IPDMA is laborious depends on the ability successfully obtain datasets, BREMs ignore correlation between...
Roditeljsko sagorijevanje posljedica je kroničnoga stresa, a manifestira se kao iscrpljenost u ulozi roditelja, emocionalnim udaljavanjem i gubitkom roditeljske ispunjenosti. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio ispitati koliko sociodemografske varijable, stabilne osobine ličnosti, roditeljska samoefikasnost, aspekti braka te socijalna podrška pridonose roditeljskom sagorijevanju majki. Majke djece do pet godina (N = 255) online su ispunile Upitnik roditeljskoga sagorijevanja, IPIP-50 upitnik...
Perinatal depression is common: on average, more than 13% of women suffer from physician-diagnosed disorder and 20% report symptoms bearing clinical relevance. Maternal not only significantly impacts women's quality life but also increases the offspring's risk negative developmental outcomes, including mental disorders, through a combination maternal alterations in in-utero biology postnatal rearing factors during early period life. The HappyMums project aims to improve our understanding...
Pregnancy and postpartum are considered vulnerable periods for new parents to develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of this study was threefold: (1) establish the prevalence OCD symptoms its course in peripartum period; (2) examine comorbidity with depressive symptoms; (3) investigate which sociodemographic, obstetric, individual characteristics predictors symptoms. A longitudinal included 397 women during pregnancy (T1) 6-12 weeks (T2). Participants filled out obstetrical...
Background Mother-infant bonding refers to emotional, cognitive, neurobiological, and behavioural ties between mother infant. It is a process that develops from pregnancy throughout infancy. Rejection sensitivity could be one of the risk factors for impaired bonding, it defined as personality disposition characterised by an anxious expectation rejection in social situations. known predictor problems relationships, but its association with difficulties mother-infant still unknown.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine growth in UK and Croatian women following childbirth identify correlates personal after birth, specifically focusing on sociodemographic, obstetric coping variables. Background: Childbirth is a significant challenging life event for many with the potential both positive negative psychological changes. Research increasingly exploring different cultures. No studies have explored childbirth. Methods: (N = 193) 160) who had given birth within last...
Introduction: Fear of childbirth (FOC) has been mostly studied in peripartum women; however, it can be present non-pregnant young women, and the question is whether occurs even before pregnancy planning.Objective: (1) to determine prevalence clinically significant FOC female students, (2) investigate role anxiety sensitivity (AS), trait anxiety, pain expectancy, sources birth knowledge for FOC.Methods: Non-pregnant students (N = 374) from different study programmes (health studies, social...
Studies show that a woman's dissatisfaction with her birth experience may affect well-being. This study aimed to examine: (1) the satisfaction in Croatian women and compare it UK normative data; (2) association of different dimensions posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) depressive symptoms. In cross-sectional online study, 603 postnatal completed Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (subscales: Stress experienced during labour (SL), Women's personal attributes (WA), Quality care provision...
Due to a wide range of stressors during the first postpartum year, this study aimed develop and validate self-report measure stress intensity specific for postpartum.Postpartum women (N= 603) completed Maternal Postpartum Stress Scale in cross-sectional online study. They also filled out questionnaires on general stress, depression, anxiety . Factor analysis, reliability, validity were examined.Exploratory factor analyses revealed three-factor structure: Personal needs fatigue , Infant...