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Dalili M, Mehdizadeh A, Nodinnejad M, Karami Robati F. Prevalence of psychological symptoms in low and high-risk pregnant women: A cross-sectional study. IJRM 2025; 23 (4) :295-302
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1- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. , mdalili@kmu.ac.ir
2- Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3- Clinical Research Development Unit, Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
2- Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3- Clinical Research Development Unit, Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Background: Common psychological disorders during pregnancy can have obvious harmful effects on both mother and fetus.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms in low and high-risk pregnant women.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 low-risk and high-risk pregnant women in Afzalipour hospital, Kerman, Iran from December 2017-2018. Participants were selected by census method, and the data collection tool was a 90-item questionnaire named Symptom Checklist-90.
Results: The mean age of pregnant women was 29.1 ± 6.8 yr. 7.6% had gestational diabetes mellitus, 5.9% had pregnancy hypertension, 6.6% had a history of in vitro fertilization, and 17.5% had a history of one miscarriage. 61.2 and 65.5% of high-risk women had depression and anxiety, respectively. A significant difference was observed between low-risk and high-risk women in terms of depression (p = 0.019), anxiety (p = 0.049), and aggression (p = 0.013), and the frequency of these variables was higher in high-risk women than in low-risk women.
Conclusion: According to age, education, and gestational period, the differences between 2 groups (low-risk and high-risk) were significant. Compared with low-risk women, high-risk pregnant women reported a higher prevalence of psychological symptoms in 10 factors. High-risk pregnant women had a significantly higher prevalence of somatization symptoms, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, hostility symptoms, and paranoid ideation than low-risk women. Therefore, educational programs during pregnancy for high-risk women can be useful.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms in low and high-risk pregnant women.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 low-risk and high-risk pregnant women in Afzalipour hospital, Kerman, Iran from December 2017-2018. Participants were selected by census method, and the data collection tool was a 90-item questionnaire named Symptom Checklist-90.
Results: The mean age of pregnant women was 29.1 ± 6.8 yr. 7.6% had gestational diabetes mellitus, 5.9% had pregnancy hypertension, 6.6% had a history of in vitro fertilization, and 17.5% had a history of one miscarriage. 61.2 and 65.5% of high-risk women had depression and anxiety, respectively. A significant difference was observed between low-risk and high-risk women in terms of depression (p = 0.019), anxiety (p = 0.049), and aggression (p = 0.013), and the frequency of these variables was higher in high-risk women than in low-risk women.
Conclusion: According to age, education, and gestational period, the differences between 2 groups (low-risk and high-risk) were significant. Compared with low-risk women, high-risk pregnant women reported a higher prevalence of psychological symptoms in 10 factors. High-risk pregnant women had a significantly higher prevalence of somatization symptoms, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, hostility symptoms, and paranoid ideation than low-risk women. Therefore, educational programs during pregnancy for high-risk women can be useful.
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Reproductive Psycology
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