Psychological Reactions in Women with Pregnancy Termination Due to Fetal Anomaly

• DOI: 10.21613/gorm.2021.1145
• Publication Date: 2021-03-31T11:08:13Z
• Authors: Gurcan Turkyilmaz; Yavuz Selim Atan; Emircan Erturk; Sebnem Turkyilmaz
• Keywords: termination; stress; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; depression; RG1-991; anomaly; grief; Gynecology and obstetrics; 3. Good health

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine and compare grief, depression, post-traumatic stress scores in women who underwent termination of pregnancy due fetal anomaly the first vs. second-trimester pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Forty-three for were subdivided into two categories this prospective-cohort study: First-trimester group, which was defined as performed <14 weeks gestation, Second-trimester between 20 28 Eight after pregnancy, Beck Depression Inventory, Perinatal Grief Scale-short version, Impact Event Scale-Revised with face-to-face interviews. RESULTS: Twenty-four first-trimester group 19 enrolled. The mean Inventory score 7.3±4.2 11.1±4.6 (p=0.033). 86.3±17.2 101.4±29.2 groups, respectively (p=0.014). trimester groups 22.5±8.6 35.3±17.1, (p=0.022). detected 29.1% 57.8% (p=0.023). grief significantly higher (45.8% 84.2% p<0.01). Post-traumatic (41.6% 73.6%, p=0.031). CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that causes severe psychiatric problems most women. Depression, are more prominent second than trimester.