Background. Postnatal depression refers to a non‐psychotic depressive episode that begins in or extends into the postpartum period. The aims of this study were examine prevalence symptoms pregnant and later postnatal population, determine natural course these whether there is an association between antenatal symptomatology. Methods. A longitudinal with total population 1,558 consecutively registered women southeast region Sweden. Presence was measured Edinburgh Depression Scale on four...

Background: Around 10–15% of women suffer from depressive illness during pregnancy or the first year postpartum. Depression constitutes a risk for prenatal stress and preterm birth. No validated screening instrument detecting depression was available in Swedish. Aims: We aimed to validate Edinburgh Postnatal Scale (EPDS) against DSM-IV criteria pregnancy, establish reliable cut-off estimate correlation between EPDS HAD-S (Hospital Anxiety Scale). Methods: In population-based community sample...

Objective To minimise obese women’s total weight gain during pregnancy to less than 7 kg and investigate the delivery neonatal outcome. Design A prospective case–control intervention study. Setting Antenatal care clinics in southeast region of Sweden. Population One hundred fifty‐five pregnant women an index group one ninety‐three a control group. Methods An programme with weekly motivational talks aqua aerobic classes for women. Main outcome measures Weight kilograms, Results The had...

In Brief OBJECTIVE To identify and test the predictive power of potential independent risk factors postpartum depressive symptoms during pregnancy perinatal period. METHODS We conducted a case-control study where 132 women with were selected as an index group 264 without control group. Data related to sociodemographic status, medical, gynecologic, obstetric history, pregnancy, events collected from standardized medical records. RESULTS The strongest for sick leave high number visits...

Preterm birth defined as prior to 37 weeks of gestation is caused by different risk factors and implies an increased for disease early death the child. The aim study was investigate effect maternal stress during pregnancy on preterm birth.A case-control that included 340 women; 168 women who gave 172 at term. Data were manually extracted from standardized medical records. If record contained a psychiatric diagnosis or self-reported stressor e.g., depression anxiety woman considered have been...

In Brief OBJECTIVE: To study whether women with antepartum depression have an increased risk for adverse perinatal outcome. METHODS: From a sample of 1,489 women, index group (n = 259) all depressive symptoms on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in gestational week 35–36 was selected. Two hundred fifty-nine no or postpartum were randomly chosen as reference group. Medical, gynecologic, and obstetric history, socioeconomic status, pregnancy, data collected from standardized medical...

To compare obstetric outcomes for women with fear of childbirth who received counseling during pregnancy without childbirth. Descriptive, retrospective case-control study. University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. 353 were referred to a unit psychosocial obstetrics and gynecology because constituted the index group 579 formed reference group. METHODS. Data collected from standardized antenatal delivery records. Delivery data. Elective cesarean sections (CS) more frequent in (p<0.001)....

A cohort study.To investigate the possible association of lumbopelvic pain and postpartum depression differences in prevalence depressive symptoms among women without classified as having pelvic girdle (PGP) and/or lumbar pain.Lumbopelvic are common pregnancy complications, but their comorbidity has rarely been evaluated not studied relation to subgroups pain.In a consecutively enrolled pregnant women, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used evaluate at 3 months postpartum, applying...

Abstract Objective . Most pregnant women are anxious about the delivery and up to 30% develop varying degrees of fear childbirth (FOC). Secondary FOC occurs in parous who have experienced a traumatic delivery. The aim this study was investigate time subsequent outcome with secondary FOC, compared reference group. Setting Southeast Sweden. Sample 356 group 634 without FOC. Design Descriptive, retrospective case–control study. Main measures Time next pregnancy outcome. Results More had longer...

The incidence of snoring and sleepiness is known to increase during pregnancy, this might impact maternal health obstetric outcome. However, the association between pregnancy not fully understood. This study was aimed at investigating development prospectively assessing if there an or adverse outcomes, such as preeclampsia, mode delivery, fetal complications. Consecutively recruited pregnant women (n = 500) received a questionnaire concerning sleep 1st 3rd trimester pregnancy. who had rated...

Preterm birth and restricted foetal growth are related to symptoms of psychiatric disorder. Our aim was therefore investigate possible relations between being born preterm and/or small for gestational age (SGA) later hospitalization.A population-based registry study hospitalization in total 155,994 boys 148,281 girls Sweden 1973-1975.The risk all mental disorders increased SGA (OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.49-3.21); at-term 1.55, 1.34-1.79); 1.31, 1.15-1.50). At-term suffered anxiety adjustment 1.70,...

The aim of this study was to investigate if individuals born with sub-optimal birth characteristics have reduced probability reproducing in adulthood. Using population-based registries, the authors included 522 216 males and 494 692 females between 1973 1983 examined their reproductive status as 2006. Outcome measure hazard ratio (HR) reproducing. Adjustments were made for socio-economic factors. Males very premature displayed a [HR = 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.70–0.86 males; HR...

Abstract Objective. To study development of restless legs syndrome (RLS) during and after pregnancy, whether RLS is related to snoring or other pregnancy‐related symptoms. Design. Prospective study. Setting. Antenatal care clinics in the catchment area Linköping university hospital, Sweden. Population. Five hundred consecutively recruited pregnant women. Methods. Sleep disturbances, including symptoms snoring, were assessed with questionnaires each trimester. A complementary questionnaire...

Continuous support by a midwife during childbirth has shown positive effects on the duration of active labour, use pain relief and frequency caesarean section (CS) in women without fear (FOC). We have evaluated how continuous specially assigned affects birth outcome subjective experience with severe FOC.A case-control pilot study an index group 14 FOC reference 28 giving birth. In this received childbirth.The more often had induction labour. The parous shorter labour compared to (p = 0.047)....

Genetic and environmental factors are believed to cause type 1 diabetes. The aim of this study was investigate the influence maternal BMI gestational weight gain on subsequent risk childhood Children in Swedish National Quality Register for Diabetes were matched with control children from Medical Birth Register. included whose mothers had data available early pregnancy gain, giving a total 16,179 individuals: 3231 diabetes 12,948 children. Mothers more likely be obese (9% [n = 292/3231] vs...

Although studies have shown an association between anxiety and depression obesity, psychological health among obese women during after pregnancy has not been carefully studied. The aim of this study was to investigate well-being using symptoms and/or pregnant attending a weight gain restriction program then compare group with control receiving traditional antenatal care.151 in intervention 188 answered the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Group...

Objective To compare sociodemographics, parity and mode of delivery between women diagnosed with vaginismus or localised provoked vestibulodynia ( LPV ) to without a diagnosis before first pregnancy. Design Retrospective, population‐based register study. Setting S weden. Sample All born in weden 1973–83 who gave birth for the time remained nulliparous during years 2001–09. Methods Nationally linked registries were used identify study population. Women compared all other women. Odds ratios...

Objective To study the risk for congenital anomalies in first child of women after bariatric surgery compared with all other giving birth to their and divided by maternal body mass index ( BMI ) groups. Design Prospective, population‐based register study. Setting Sweden. Sample All firstborn children born 1973–83 were studied determine if they had a anomaly mother who undergone before pregnancy. Methods A total 270 805 firstborns; which 341 mothers delivery. We retrieved information on...

Objective To assess self-perceived mental health in women treated with vitro fertilisation (IVF) 20–23 years previously, while comparing them to a reference group, and determine any differences between those who had given birth, adopted child, birth child remained childless. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Center of Reproductive Medicine (RMC) at Swedish University hospital. Participants 520 undergone least one IVF cycle the Hospital Linköping 1986 1989. 504 (97%) were eligible for...